Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication

• Silences are a type of nonverbal communication
• Encoding refers to how we create or construct our message.
• The communication process involves encoding (creating messages), transmitting (delivering messages), decoding (receiving messages), and feedback (responding to messages).
• Communication is the process by which individuals share information, ideas, thoughts, feelings, attitudes, opinions, knowledge, and experiences with one another.
• Feedback occurs when the receiver sends back information about their understanding of the message.
• Decoding involves the receiver's interpretation of the sender's message.
• Noise is anything that interferes with effective communication.
• Communication is the exchange of information between two or more individuals through verbal and nonverbal means.
• Effective communication requires understanding the audience's needs and expectations.
• Communication is an essential part of human life and plays a significant role in various aspects of society.
• Nonverbal cues include facial expressions, body language, gestures, touch, eye contact, tone of voice, and paralanguage.
• Effective communication helps build relationships, resolve conflicts, promote understanding, facilitate collaboration, enhance productivity, and foster personal growth.
• Barriers are obstacles that prevent clear communication between two people.
• Miscommunications occur when there is a breakdown in the transmission of meaning between sender and receiver due to different perceptions, values, beliefs, and expectations.
• Miscommunications occur when there is a breakdown in the transmission of meaning between sender and receiver due to different perceptions, values, beliefs, and expectations.
• Miscommunications occur when there is a breakdown in the transmission of meaning between sender and receiver due to different perceptions, values, beliefs, and expectations.
• Messages can be verbal (spoken) or nonverbal (silent).
• Nonverbal communication includes body language, facial expressions, gestures, touch, eye contact, tone of voice, and silence.
• Encoding refers to how we create our own messages using words, gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, etc.
• Verbal communication includes spoken words, written words, and symbols such as signs and logos.
• Transmitting is the act of delivering our encoded messages to others.
• The purpose of communication can be to inform, persuade, entertain, or motivate others.