Elements of Communication
This is the process of sending and receiving messages so people can share ideas, feelings and information.
What is communication?
These are the opposite of barriers to Communication.
What are facilitators of Communication?
Facial expressions, gestures, posture and other body movements belong to this category.
What is kinesics?
This function occurs when a non-verbal behaviour replaces words.
What is substituting?
This person originates or begins a message.
Who is the sender/encoder?
TRUE or FALSE: Noise in communication refers only to loud or distracting sounds.
What is False?
Differences between people's cultural backgrounds may create this barrier.
What is a cultural barrier?
Moving closer to or farther away from someone during a conversation demonstrates this aspect of non-verbal communication.
What is proxemics?
This function occurs when non-verbal behaviour conflicts with the spoken message.
What is Contradicting?
This is the information, idea, feeling or thought being communicated.
What is the message?
This element of communication occurs when the receiver interprets and gives meaning to the symbols, words or gestures sent by the sender.
What is decoding?
A speaker uses unfamiliar slang and the receiver does not understand the message.
What is a language barrier?
Communication that conveys meaning without relying primarily on spoken or written words.
Whhat is non-verbal communication?
TRUE or FALSE: Regulating helps to control the flow of a conversation or interaction.
What is true?
During a conversation, Shanice nods and says, “Yes, I understand.” Her response represents this element of communication.
Answer: What is feedback?
This process involves transforming thoughts and ideas into words, symbols, gestures or other forms that can be communicated to another person.
What is encoding?
Another name for 'Barrier to Communication'
What is Noise?
Arriving 45 minutes late for an important appointment can communicate something even if the person says nothing. This use of time in communication is called this.
What is chronemics?
Shrugging instead of saying “I don't know” is an example of complementing.
What is false?
Communication can take these two broad forms.
What are verbal and non-verbal communication?
This word describes the communication process because responses allow communication to continue rather than simply end with the receiver.
What is cyclical?
This barrier results from problems with devices, internet connections or other communication technology.
Technological barrier
Tone, pitch, volume, pace and vocal quality are examples of this.
What is paralanguage?
This occurs when non-verbal communication strengthens or supports what is being said verbally.
What is reinforcing?
A student sends her teacher an email asking for clarification about an assignment. In this situation, “email” represents this element.
What is the channel/medium?