COMMUNICATION PROCESS

When we talking about communication in our daily life , we don't really think about its mechanism...for us communication is something that happens naturally, something that we used to, however, it is important to know what communication is all about .

Communication is a process and as such contains many elements susceptible of defect. Here are the elements of the communication process .

• A message: what need to be communicated
• A messenger: the person who has something to communicate
• A receiver: the person who will receive the message
• Encoding: verbal and non-verbal convention of communication
• Decoding: reading by the receiver of the encoding done by the messenger
• Channel: the means of communication

This process works as follows: The messenger has something to communicate, a message. This message has an intent. The messenger will encode his message with words, behaviour and body language that he senses will help him to best communicate this message according to his intent. The message will go through a channel, a means of communication such as e-mail, face to face or phone conversation, letter, presentation. The receiver will then decode the message using conventions, cultural or contextual background, and language skills. The message he receives might or might not meet the intent of the messenger
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