Foundation Terms
This is the process of creating and sharing meaning through symbols, words, or behavior.
What is communication?
This term describes the setting, situation, or circumstances in which communication takes place.
What is context?
This form of communication involves words, either spoken or written.
What is verbal communication?
This type of communication happens between two people.
What is interpersonal communication?
This is the process of actively focusing on and understanding a message being communicated.
What is listening?
This term refers to the process of turning your thoughts into messages that can be sent to someone else.
What is encoding?
This is the pathway or method through which a message is sent, such as face-to-face, texting, or emailing.
What is channel?
This is the type of communication that includes facial expressions, gestures, and body language, rather than words.
What is nonverbal communication?
This is the type of communication that happens in our thoughts / with ourselves.
What is intrapersonal communication?
This term refers to the information or ideas that are being shared during communication.
What are messages?
This process happens when someone interprets a message that was sent to them.
What is decoding?
This term refers to the physical or emotional surroundings that influence communication.
What is environment?
This term refers to vocal features like pitch, tone, and volume that impact how a message is perceived.
What is paralanguage?
This is the type of communication that takes place in small teams, such as during a group project.
What is small group communication?
This nonverbal cue often indicates that someone is paying attention and engaged in the conversation based on their physical actions.
What is body language?
This term refers to any reaction that the receiver gives in response to a message.
What is feedback?
Three ways that people do this include talking, texting, and using body language.
What is communication?
What is the term for body movements, such as gestures and posture, that communicate meaning?
What is kinesics?
When someone speaks to a large audience, such as giving a speech at an assembly, it is this type of communication.
What is public communication?
This type of communication involves tone, pitch, and vocal emphasis, but does not include the actual words being spoken.
What is paralanguage?
This term refers to anything that interferes with the clarity of a message. It can be physical, like loud noises, or emotional, like stress.
What is noise?
The communication _____ changes based on who is speaking and where they are speaking.
What is context?
This term refers to communication through touch, like a handshake or pat on the back.
What is haptics?
When somebody sends a message to a massive group of people, typically via the internet or technology.
What is mass communication?
_______ is the physical process of perceiving sounds, but ________ is the process of focusing on and understanding what is being said.