Effective communication is a key intrapersonal skill and by learning how you can improve your communication has many benefits.

Communication is beyond simply putting words into thoughts and emotions. It is done effectively only when information is transmitted without changing both the content and the context of the message.

It is the art of creating and sharing ideas for a specific purpose.

What are the forms or types of communication?

Form of communication which includes the use of language, sounds, and tone of voice

Form of communication which includes body language and facial expressions.

Form of communictaion such as through journals, emails, blogs, and text messages

Form of communication that involves signs, symbols, pictures, graphics, and emojis

Effective communication is independent on how rich those ideas are, and how much of those ideas are retained in the process.

In order to be an effective communicator, a number of skills have to be utilized.

It is a key element in effective communication

Is a human act of sending (verbal or nonverbal) and receiving messages where interpretations are normally constructed in the process.

Is a process whereby people create and transmit meaning through the exchange of verbal and nonverbal messages in a particular context (Oetzel, 2009:11).

It is the circumstances or environment in which communication takes place.

What does context includes?

family, school, workplace, religious communities

friends, husband and wife, parent-child, colleagues/boss-subordinate in the office

business meetings, job interviews, social gathering parties, weddings, etc.)

history, tradition, beliefs, norms, values

What are the elements of communication?

This is the source of the idea.

Communication is delivered through a _____ sent by the speaker to the receiver. What needs to be communicated. the reason behind the interaction.

This is the means of communication.

The choice of channel may not depend on the availability, practicality, and its impact on the receiver.

The person who receives the transmitted message.

Sender must have good listening and comprehension skills.

It is the response or reaction of the receiver after perceiving or understanding the message.

Feedback is essential to confirm recipient understanding.

The sender and receiver’s feelings, mood, place, and mindset.

Both sender and receiver have to consider the setting where communication takes place.

It prevent effective communication. These are factors that hinder the communication process.

What are the types of interference?

These are thoughts that hamper the interpreted message received by the receiver such as dizziness of the listener while the teacher lectures or when the listener is preoccupied with some other things while listening to the speaker.

These are stimuli from the environment that disrupt communication, whether or climate conditions and physical health of the communicator

Word differences are present in different cultures which may result in ineffective communication.

These are interferences that affect channels to transmit the message such as poor signal or low battery consumption of mobile phones while calling

It seek to show the main elements of any structure or process and the relationship between these elements.

What are the 3 types of communication model?

A type of communication where someone sends a message without getting any feedback from the receiver of the message.

It refers to the actual process of communication as messages are sent back and forth between the sender and receiver.

It refers to the continuous exchange of information where both the sender and receiver are involved in the process and take turns to communicate messages.

The earliest model that structures how public speaking is undergone. In this model, Aristotle identified the five elements that compose the communication process which are the speaker, speech, occasion, audience, and effect. This model is speaker-centered which results the audience as passive.

It is a model consisting of basic elements such as a source, encoder, medium, decoder, receiver, and noise. It describes the way in which information flows from a sender to a receiver. In contrast, a transaction is a model which describes both the sender and the receiver engaging simultaneously

It explained as a model where communication between the sender and receiver occurs in a circular rather than a linear way. Being a circular communication model implies that both the sender and receiver continually share information and ideas.