Interpersonal Communication

The Communication Process

Source = the originator of the message. Receiver = the intended audience of the receiver’s message Message = the actual content and information being communicated Channel = the means by which the message is communicated by the source to the receiver. Noise = obstacles that keep the message from being accurately communicated, or that keep the source and receiver from creating shared meaning. Types of noise

§ Physical = external factors such as blaring music, traffic, or others talking § Physiological = factors of the body such as a headache, or being hungry or tired § Psychological = factors of the mind such as being sad because a loved one passed

Feedback = the process by which the receiver responds to the message, which is then processed and responded to by the source. It is a cyclical, on-going process. Encoding = the process by which the source chooses what signs and symbols (i.e. language) to develop the message. Decoding = the opposite of encoding, whereby the receiver makes meaning of the source’s message.