Westley & MacLean Model
In the Westley & MacLean model, letter B represents the person listening or reading. Who is B?
Receiver or Audience
What type of communication uses words? (either spoken or written)?
Verbal Communication
Which language style should you use when emailing your professor?
Formal
What do we call a person or system that filters news before it reaches the public (like an editor or social media algorithm)?
Clue: Ga_ _ ke _ _ _ r
Gatekeeper
Hand gestures, facial expressions, and eye contact are examples of what type of communication?
Non-verbal Communication
Is talking to yourself in the mirror before a reporting an example of Intrapersonal or Interpersonal communication?
Intrapersonal
True or False: The Westley & MacLean model includes Feedback (responses sent back to the sender).
True
Anything that distorts, blocks, or interrupts a message (like loud music or bad internet) is called what?
Noise/ Barrier/ Interference
True or False: Nodding your head while a classmate is talking is a form of feedback.
True