Communication plays a vital role in human life as it facilitates the process of sharing information and ideas, and helps to develop relationships with others
Etymology of communication
Comes from the Latin words 'communis' meaning commonness and 'communicate' meaning to share
Communication
The process of exchanging thoughts, ideas, feelings, information between and among others, whether it's verbal or non-verbal, to achieve a particular goal or purpose
Nature of communication
It is a process that is cyclical
It occurs between two or more people
It can be expressed through verbal, non-verbal, or both
Elements of communication
Speaker
Message
Encoding
Channel
Decoding
Receiver
Feedback
Context
Barrier
Process of communication
1. Speaker initiates with a specific purpose
2. Speaker encodes message into words/actions
3. Message is transported through a channel
4. Receiver decodes the message
5. Receiver provides feedback
Barriers
Factors that affect the flow of communication, can be external (e.g. noise) or internal (e.g. feelings, emotions)
Context is the environment where communication takes place, the setting or situation where the communication process occurs
