Barriers to Effective Communication Paper
Barriers to Effective Communication Paper
CJA/304- Interpersonal Communications
Barriers to Effective Communication Paper
Components of the Communication Process The communication process is an interaction between the speaker and the audience or audiences where in a message is conveyed in a medium. The communication process consists of 5 basic components in order to be complete. The components are the speaker, the message, the medium, the audience and the feedback. The speaker is the source of the information or message being transmitted in the communication process (Foulger, 2004). He or she is the initiates the process of communication as well as evaluates how the audience can effectively understand the message. The message is the information being sent by the speaker and hopefully received and understood by the audience (Foulger, 2004). It should be noted that effective communication should ensure that the message sent by the speaker would be the same message received by the audience. The next component of the communication process is the medium. The medium is the media in which information would be transmitted between the speaker and the receiver (Foulger, 2004). Traditional channels of communication include oral communication, through print and radio. However, as technology progresses, the number of mediums available also increase which can include electronic media (Foulger, 2004). The audience is the intended receipt of the message or information being sent by the speaker (Foulger, 2004). It should be noted that the ability of the receiver to fully understand the message sent can be affected by a number of factors including the capability of speaker to effectively communicate and the receiver’s ability to listen to the message. Finally, the feedback is relatively new component added to newer models of the communication process (Foulger, 2004). The feedback is the action of the receiver in response to the message of the speaker
CJA/304- Interpersonal Communications
Barriers to Effective Communication Paper
Components of the Communication Process The communication process is an interaction between the speaker and the audience or audiences where in a message is conveyed in a medium. The communication process consists of 5 basic components in order to be complete. The components are the speaker, the message, the medium, the audience and the feedback. The speaker is the source of the information or message being transmitted in the communication process (Foulger, 2004). He or she is the initiates the process of communication as well as evaluates how the audience can effectively understand the message. The message is the information being sent by the speaker and hopefully received and understood by the audience (Foulger, 2004). It should be noted that effective communication should ensure that the message sent by the speaker would be the same message received by the audience. The next component of the communication process is the medium. The medium is the media in which information would be transmitted between the speaker and the receiver (Foulger, 2004). Traditional channels of communication include oral communication, through print and radio. However, as technology progresses, the number of mediums available also increase which can include electronic media (Foulger, 2004). The audience is the intended receipt of the message or information being sent by the speaker (Foulger, 2004). It should be noted that the ability of the receiver to fully understand the message sent can be affected by a number of factors including the capability of speaker to effectively communicate and the receiver’s ability to listen to the message. Finally, the feedback is relatively new component added to newer models of the communication process (Foulger, 2004). The feedback is the action of the receiver in response to the message of the speaker
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