Communication Process Terms
Channel (of communication)
A medium through which a message is transmitted to its intended audience, such as print media or broadcast (electronic) media.
Receiver
The listener, reader, or observer in the communication process. Another name is audience.
Noise
any type of disruption that interferes with the transmission or interpretation of information from the sender to the receiver.
Encoding
process of transferring the information you want to communicate into a form that can be sent and correctly decoded at the other end.
Process
the guide toward realizing effective communication. It is through the communication process that the sharing of a common meaning between the sender and the receiver takes place.
Sender
the individual who initiates a message. Also called the communicator or source.
Message
the information conveyed by (a) words (in speech or writing), and/or (b) other signs and symbols.
Interpersonal Communication
the process by which people exchange information, feelings, and meaning through verbal and non-verbal messages: it is face-to-face communication.
(Process)Simplification
Reactive action to improve existing processes
Feedback
The response of an audience to a message or activity. It can be conveyed both verbally and non-verbally.
Decoding
interpreting the meaning of the message according to their own mentality and experience.
Credibility
defined as the objective and subjective components of the believability of a source or message.
Selective Interpretation
form of bias that causes people to perceive messages and actions according to their frame of reference. people tend to overlook or forget information that contradicts their beliefs or expectations.
Intrapersonal Communication
takes place within one person. The purpose of clarifying ideas or analyzing a situation.