transactional
a process that involves an exchange
sender-receiver
the person who sends a message to someone
receiver-sender
the person who receives or believes he or she has received a message
message
the information that is exchanged between communicators
channel
the space, method, or medium in which a message is transmitted
noise
anything that interferes with a message and is usually temporary
barrier
any obstacle that blocks communication
feedback
one person's observable response to another's message
data
those things that catch a communicator's attention such as objects, people, sounds, thoughts, memories, or the messages sent by others
sensory-perception
the complex physical process of taking in data through the five senses
encoding
the mental process of assigning meaning and language to data
transmitting
the physical process of sending verbal and nonverbal messages
acquiring
the physical process receiver-senders use to take in the sender's message
decoding
the mental process receiver-senders use to create meaning from language
intrapersonal communication
the communication that occurs in your own mind
self-talk
the inner speech or mental conversations that we carry on with ourselves
interpersonal communication
communication between two people
small-group communication
communication within formal or informal groups or teams
one-to-group communication
involves a speaker who seeks to inform, persuade, or motivate an audience
mass communication
the electronic or print transmission of messages to the general public
mass media
outlets of communication such as radio, television, film, and print that are designed to reach large audiences