DEFINITION, SCOPE, AND PROCESS OF 6.

Context
COMMUNICATION ● refers to the setting where the
communication process is taking place
● Latin word, Communicare or Communis, ● the communication process of both the
meaning “belonging to many” or “to confer with sender and the receiver in a particular
others context varies in terms of the levels of
● is a two-way process that involves the the communication of both parties.
speaker-sender and the listener-receiver who
are taking turns in receiving and transmitting
messages.
● is a skill
● has two views:
○ communication connects people
○ communication starts relationship

THE ELEMENTS OF COMMUNICATION

1. Source
● refers to the sender of the information
(information provider)
● generates data
● has the ability to transfer one message
to the receiver through a channel
2. Receiver
● the recipient of the information
● refers to the audience or to the listeners
who ultimately can react, respond, or
take the information with shared
understanding, humor, or the conduct of
the information
3. Message
● this is the target of communication.
● (important! cause why there is a
communication process taking place!)
● an element which the sender will
transmit to the receiver
4. Channel
● the means used in transmitting ideas
● refers to the manner of how the
information is conveyed
● (e.g. senses, sounds, words and
speeches, actions, facial expressions,
gestures, body language)
5. Feedback
● the reaction or responses of the whole
element or process of communication
● the time where the speaker is analyzed
if the message was properly delivered
● critical element of communication since
it allows the sender to judge the efficacy
of the message