COMMUNICATION PROCESS
Drake records a song in a studio to be broadcast on the radio to millions of listeners.
What is the sender?
Two friends discuss weekend plans one-on-one.
What is interpersonal communication?
A weather report lists temperatures and conditions without suggesting action.
What is inform?
A speaker follows social norms to avoid offending others.
What is etiquette?
A speaker’s tone changes how the message is understood.
What is paralanguage?
A school announcement is delivered through the intercom instead of email.
What is the channel?
A student texts slang-filled messages to a close friend.
What is informal communication?
A teacher explains the steps needed to complete an assignment.
What is instruct?
An organization gains trust by communicating responsibly over time.
What is goodwill?
Spelling and grammar errors make a message unclear.
What is a sending barrier?
A speaker carefully chooses words so a younger audience can understand the message.
What is encoding?
A principal delivers a speech to the entire school at an assembly.
What is public communication?
A charity advertisement explains why donations matter and encourages support.
What is persuade?
Two coworkers keep an appropriate physical distance during conversation.
What is personal space?
A listener is distracted and misunderstands the message.
What is a receiving barrier?
An audience interprets a speaker’s words differently than the speaker intended.
What is decoding?
A student emails a teacher using correct grammar and respectful tone.
What is professional communication?
A politician carefully chooses language to influence how voters view an issue.
What is rhetoric?
An employee follows established rules when addressing a supervisor.
What is protocol?
A message fails because the listener interprets it incorrectly.
What is decoding?
A listener responds with questions that cause the speaker to clarify the message.
What is feedback?
A company memo follows strict formatting and workplace expectations.
What is formal communication?
The same message feels informational to adults but pressuring to students.
What is context?
A presenter relies on posture, gestures, and facial expression instead of words.
What is nonverbal communication?
A message breaks down because it violates expectations of the situation.
What is context?