Communication - Answers It is understood as the process of meaning-making through a channel or a
medium.
Communicare - Answers Latin word meaning to share or to make ideas common.
Verbal Communication - Answers Uses words; spoken and written.
Non-Verbal Communication - Answers No word; action.
Components of the Communication Process - Answers 1. Source 2. Message 3. Channel 4. Receiver 5.
Feedback 6. Context 7. Environment 8. Interference
Source - Answers It is the sender that carefully crafts the message.
Message - Answers It is the reason behind any interaction.
Channel - Answers It is the means by which a message is conveyed.
Receiver - Answers Is the person who receives the transmitted message.
Feedback - Answers In any communication scenario, feedback is essential to confirm recipient
understanding.
Environment - Answers The place, the feeling, the mood, the mindset and the condition of both
sender and receiver.
Context - Answers It involves the expectations of the sender and the receiver and common or shared
understanding through the environmental signals.
Interference - Answers It is also known as barrier or block that prevents effective communication to
take place.
Psychological Barriers - Answers Are thoughts that hamper the message to be interpreted correctly
by the receiver.
Physical Barriers - Answers Include competing stimulus, weather and climate, health and ignorance of
the medium.
Linguistic & Cultural Barriers - Answers Pertains to the language and its cultural environment.
Mechanical Barriers - Answers Are those raised by the channels employed for interpersonal, group or
mass communication.
Principles of Effective Communication - Answers 1. Clarity 2. Concreteness 3. Courtesy 4. Correctness
5. Consideration 6. Creativity 7. Conciseness 8. Cultural Sensitivity 9. Captivating
Clarity - Answers Makes speeches understandable.
Concreteness - Answers Reduces misunderstandings.
Courtesy - Answers Builds goodwill.
Correctness - Answers Glaring mistakes in grammar obscures the meaning of a sentence.
Consideration - Answers Messages must be geared towards the audience.
Creativity - Answers Having the ability to craft interesting messages in terms of sentence structure
and word choice.
Conciseness - Answers Simplicity and directness help you to be concise.
Cultural Sensitivity - Answers An important standard for effective communication.
Captivating - Answers You must strive to make messages interesting to command more attention and
better responses.
Ethics - Answers Philosophy of right and wrong.
Globalization - Answers Is the communication and assimilation among individuals, ethnicities, races,
institutions, governments of various nations supported by technology and compelled by international
trade.