Success Criteria:

1. I can identify each component

2. I can describe the function of each component

3. I can explain how the components interact with one another

Power TEK:

(1)(B): “Identify the components of the communication process and their functions.”

OBJECTIVE:• Demonstrate the relationships of the

components of the communication process

Chapter 2:

Exploring the Communication Process

The 9 Main Components of the Communication

Process

1. Context

“Provides the people, occasion and task”

Ex. Which type of language you use depends on the people involved. Standard language, informal language, or technical

language. (Chapter 1 review)

2. Physical Environment

“Actual place/space where communication occurs”

3. Climate

“Your mood and emotions”

wedding vs. funeral

4. Communicator

Sender – sends communication

Receiver – receives communication

5. Message:“Information exchanged between

communicators”

6. Channel

“way the message is transmitted”

THINK, PAIR, SHARE

What are some examples of a channel in communication?

List as many as you can with your partner, be ready to share

Different Channels• Phone• Text• Twitter• Letters• Face book• Aim• Skype• XBOX LIVE• FLAGS (WAR)• Smoke Signal (American Indians)• Email• Fax• Beeper• Telegram• Morse Code• Etc…….

• What is the difference when communicating with phone vs text?

7. Noise

“interferes with a message, usually temporary”

Internal: Thoughts or feelings that interfere with the communicator (daydreaming, sleepy, cold, ill, etc.)

External: distraction in the channel/physical environment (smells, sights, sounds, constant talking, etc.)

8. Barrier

Any obstacle that blocks communication

Internal – within the communicator (prejudices, bias, etc.)

External – exists everywhere else (different language, non-verbal’s are different, distance)

Think, Pair, Share:Talk with your partner and list one noise and one barrier that you just

saw in the video clip. It can be either internal or external.

9. Feedback

One person’s response to another person’s message

One person’s response to another person’s message

Encoding vs. Decoding

Sender:Encoding: Assigning meaning and language to data

Receiver:Decoding: creating meaning from language and nonverbal cues

The 5 Levels of Communication

1. Intrapersonal Communication: “communication that occurs in your own mind”

2. Interpersonal Communication: “communication between 2 or more people”

3. Small Group: “communication within a formal or informal group”

4. One-To-Group: “speaker who seeks to inform, persuade or motivate”

5. Mass Communication: “message to the general public usually in print/electronic”