oral Flashcards
communication is derived from two latin words:
communis: “commonness
communicare: “to share”
commonalities communicators should have:
- language
- knowledge
- interest
- experience
- culture
two persons who are communicating should speak the same ___ or dialect so they will understand one another
language
the amount of information a person has about a certain topic. If one has limited information about the topic under liberation, there will be an imbalance in termsof sharing of information
knowledge
individuals should have possess the same level of ____ for the continuous exchange of information
interest
having similar ____ enables people to relate to one another as they converse. Through this, one person understands the other, thus sharing of meaning is arrived at
experience
having the same ____ facilities comprehension of the message being transmitted
culture
information is transferred in one direction only, from the sender to the receiver
one way communication
there is a give and take relationship. Shidting of roles occurs when the listener gives feedback taking the role of the speaker and the speaker takes the role of the listener
two way communication
components of commumication
- context
- sender
- message
- channel
- receiver
- feedback
- noise
- the situation, environment or setting
- consist of different aspects:
- country, culture, and organization
- external stimulus
- internal stimulus
- can be physical, social, or chronological
context
- the speaker, source, or encoder
- may be an individual or a group of people
- may be verbal or non verbal
sender
- the key element that is transmitted in communication
- comprises our thoughts, knowledge, attitudes, skills, feelings, experiences, values, beliefs, aspirations, desires, and dreams
- remember that the message must be clear
message
- the medium of communication
- the pathway through which the message travels in order to reach its destination
- the choice of medium depends on the nature of our message and contextual factors
- two major ___ used in communication - the light waves and sound waves
channel
- the decoder or listener
- the person who receives and interprets the message
- also influenced by contextual factors
- the receiver is the listener, and in written medium the reader is the receiver
receiver