Unit 1 Communication Styles

Transmitting

process of selecting the appropriate channel of communication for message delivery

Encoding

process of transforming information to be conveying into a transferrable form

Thinking

process where the source or sender generates the information intended to be shared with others

Feedback

response of the receiver to the message

Feedback

response the receiver offers to the message

Communication

exchange of thoughts, opinions or information by speech, writing or behavior

Channel

method or medium in which the message is sent

Linear Model of Communication

model depicting a one-way process where the sender is the only one sending a message and the receiver does not offer feedback

Decoding

process of mentally processing a message

interactive Model of Communication

model depicting the exchange of ideas and messages taking place from both the sender and receiver and vice versa, but not as a simultaneous process

Transactional Model of Communication

model depicting the exchange of messages between the sender and receiver where each takes turns to send or receive messages in a simultaneous process

Sender

individual or group who sends or originates the message

Receiving

process involving the reception of the sender's message by the receiver

Receiver

target of the message

Noise

term describing anything which disrupts the communication process

message

thought, idea, opinion, etc. which the sender has encoded and wants conveyed