COMMUNICATION PROCESS
A YouTuber plans a video explaining how to study for finals. Before filming, they decide how to explain ideas clearly to younger viewers.
What is encoding?
Two teammates quietly plan strategy during a basketball timeout.
What is interpersonal communication?
A science article explains how volcanoes erupt without telling readers what to do.
What is inform?
A guest thanks a host and follows expected manners during a formal event.
What is etiquette?
A speaker’s tone makes a comment sound sarcastic instead of serious.
What is paralanguage?
A city sends emergency alerts through text messages instead of social media so residents see them immediately.
What is the channel?
A student jokes with friends using slang in a group chat.
What is informal communication?
A coach explains step-by-step how to run a new play during practice.
What is instruct?
A company consistently communicates honestly and earns public trust over time.
What is goodwill?
A message becomes unclear because the sender uses poor grammar and spelling.
What is a sending barrier?
A podcast host receives listener comments asking for clarification after an episode caused confusion.
What is feedback?
A school board member speaks to hundreds of parents at a district meeting.
What is public communication?
A campaign video explains why voting matters and urges people to participate.
What is persuade?
Two coworkers maintain appropriate distance while discussing a disagreement.
What is personal space?
A listener misunderstands instructions because they are distracted and not fully listening.
What is a receiving barrier?
An audience hears a speech but walks away with a different meaning than the speaker intended.
What is decoding?
An employee emails their supervisor using respectful language and clear structure.
What is professional communication?
A speaker carefully selects language to shape how an audience feels about an issue.
What is rhetoric?
An employee follows workplace rules when escalating a concern to management.
What is protocol?
A message is misunderstood even though it was delivered clearly and on time.
What is decoding?
A nonprofit creates a message, sends it successfully, receives responses, and adjusts future messaging based on those reactions.
What is the communication process?
A legal notice follows strict formatting, tone, and wording requirements.
What is formal communication?
The same announcement feels helpful to adults but controlling to teenagers.
What is context?
A presenter relies on posture, facial expression, and gestures to communicate meaning.
What is nonverbal communication?
A message works in a casual setting but fails in a professional one without changing wording.
What is context?