intro to communication_process[1]

COMMUNICATIONPROCESS

An Analysis

“If all my possessions were taken from me with

one exception, I would hope to keep my power of communication --- for by it

I would regain all the rest.”

--Daniel Webster, American Journalist

Communication is…

•Transactional•Complex•Unavoidable•Continuous•Learned

Components ofCommunication Process

• Context• Physical

Environment• Climate• Communicato

r• Message

• Channel• Noise• Barrier• Feedback

Context

• In the glossary, look up context and write the definition in the lines next to this slide.

Physical Environment

• List the three most common places you have your conversations.

Climate

• Negative Climate• Positive Climate

– What do you think is the relationship between environment and climate?

Communicator

Message Receiver

Message Sender

(Means of Transmission)

CHANNEL

Message

• A message is…• Messages can be…

Channel

Barrier

• Any obstacle that blocks communication

• List five possible barriers– – – – –

Feedback

• Feedback has three main functions:

– Assurance– Adjustment– Insight

Write for 10 minutes on what you have learned

and your interpretation of the information we have

discussed.

Thank-You