Lesson 1

• Communication is the act of transferring information from one place, person or group to another
• Communication is the process of sending and receiving messages through verbal or nonverbal means, including speech, or oral communication; writing and graphical representations (such as infographics, maps, and charts); and signs, signals, and behavior (Nordquist, 2020).
• Eight essential components Communication Process:

  1. Source
  2. Message
  3. Channel
  4. Receiver
  5. Feedback
  6. Environment
  7. Context
  8. Noise or interference
• The source imagines, creates, and sends the message. In a public speaking situation, the source is the person giving the speech. He or she conveys the message by sharing new information with the audience.
• The process of turning thoughts into communication is called encoding.
• The message is the stimulus or meaning produced by the source for the receiver or audience.
• The receiver receives the message from the source, analyzing and interpreting the message in ways both intended and unintended by the source.
• The channel is the way in which a message or messages travel between source and receiver (What Is Communication?, 2012).
• The process of turning communication into thoughts is called decoding.
• When the receiver responds to the source, intentionally or unintentionally, she/he is giving feedback.
• Feedback is composed of messages the receiver sends back to the source. Verbal or nonverbal, all these feedback signals allow the source to see how well, how accurately (or how poorly and inaccurately) the message was received.
• Feedback also provides an opportunity for the receiver or audience to ask for clarification, to agree or disagree, or to indicate that the source could make the message more interesting
• The environment is the atmosphere, physical and psychological, where an individual sends and receives messages. This can include the tables, chairs, lighting, and sound equipment that are in the room
• The context of the communication interaction involves the setting, scene, and expectations of the individuals involved.
• Noise or Interference is anything that blocks or changes the source’s intended meaning of the message.
• Media and information influence to communication

  1. Media help us improve the way we communicate, it is also abused by many.
  2. Media is a source of misinformation and fake news.
  3. Media can pose medical, social and psychological issues