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  • Communication process by which information, meanings and feelings are shared by persons through common system of verbal and nonverbal symbols, signs or behaviors.
  • Communication - process of creating and sharing meaning by using verbal and nonverbal symbols in varied contexts.
  • Intrapersonal Communication talking to oneself
  • Interpersonal Communication - communication between several people
  • Dyadic communication - two-person communication 
  • Small group communication - communication between 3 and 12 individuals
    • Public communication sender focused and typically occurs when one person conveys information to an audience
  • Mass communication - occurs when  messages are sent to large audiences using print or electronic media
    1. Sender/Source - person who intends to convey the message
  • Message - subject matter of the communication
  • Encoding - conversion of subject matter into symbols such as words, pictures, etc.
  • Media/Channel - the method you use to relay your communication
  • Decoding - interpreting a message that has been encoded by a source
  • Receiver - person or group of people who receives the message of the sender.
  • Feedback - refers to a response from the receiver
  • Context - refers to the setting in which communication takes place
  • Noise - any barrier preventing an effective communication process.
    1. Transmission model - one directional exchange; no feedback
  • Interaction model - two-way communication  process; communicators change roles; there  is feedback
  • Transaction model - sender and receiver are  called as communicators; communication is  simultaneous
  • Verbal communication - exchange of ideas that occurs through words
  • Nonverbal communication - wordless 
  • Chronemics - time
  • Haptics - touch
  • Oculesics - eye contact
  • Proxemics - space/distance
  • Kinesics - body movement
  • Objectics - objects/artifacts
  • Vocalics - paralanguage
  • Silence - absence of sounds
  • Physical noise includes the sounds created around you every day. Any disturbance or interference that is coming from an external source
  • physical noise
    • A baby crying when they wake up from a nap.
  • physical noise
    • The noise of an airplane flying over the building.
  • Physiological noise is any physiological issue or health state that interferes with you paying attention to the message being communicated to you.
  • Psychological noise refers to the noise in your head that can prevent you from concentrating. 
  • physiological noise
    • Having trouble articulating a thought or mumbling.
  • physiological noise
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    • Talking too fast or too slow.
  • psychological noise
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    • Thinking about an unrelated topic during a conversation.
  • psychological noise
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    • Closed-mindedness that leads you to discount ideas.
  • Semantic noise occurs when people try to communicate about something but lack the common background or knowledge to share ideas effectively.