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7 Major Elements of Communication Process

The document outlines the 7 major elements of the communication process: (1) sender, (2) ideas, (3) encoding, (4) communication channel, (5) receiver, (6) decoding, and (7) feedback. It describes each element and how ideas are transmitted from the sender through encoding and a communication channel, received and decoded by the receiver, with feedback ensuring understanding. Communication involves the exchange of facts or ideas between individuals to achieve mutual understanding and is a dynamic, continuous process affected by many variables.

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7 Major Elements of Communication Process

The document outlines the 7 major elements of the communication process: (1) sender, (2) ideas, (3) encoding, (4) communication channel, (5) receiver, (6) decoding, and (7) feedback. It describes each element and how ideas are transmitted from the sender through encoding and a communication channel, received and decoded by the receiver, with feedback ensuring understanding. Communication involves the exchange of facts or ideas between individuals to achieve mutual understanding and is a dynamic, continuous process affected by many variables.

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7 Major Elements of Communication Process

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Seven major elements of communication process are: (1) sender (2) ideas (3) encoding (4)
communication channel (5) receiver (6) decoding and (7) feedback.

Communication may be defined as a process concerning exchange of facts or ideas between


persons holding different positions in an organization to achieve mutual harmony. The
communication process is dynamic in nature rather than a static phenomenon.

Communication process as such must be considered a continuous and dynamic inter-action,


both affecting and being affected by many variables.

(1) Sender:
The person who intends to convey the message with the intention of passing information and
ideas to others is known as sender or communicator.

(2) Ideas:
This is the subject matter of the communication. This may be an opinion, attitude, feelings,
views, orders, or suggestions.

(3) Encoding:
Since the subject matter of communication is theoretical and intangible, its further passing
requires use of certain symbols such as words, actions or pictures etc. Conversion of subject
matter into these symbols is the process of encoding.

(4) Communication Channel:


The person who is interested in communicating has to choose the channel for sending the
required information, ideas etc. This information is transmitted to the receiver through certain
channels which may be either formal or informal.

(5) Receiver:
Receiver is the person who receives the message or for whom the message is meant for. It is
the receiver who tries to understand the message in the best possible manner in achieving the
desired objectives.

(6) Decoding:
The person who receives the message or symbol from the communicator tries to convert the
same in such a way so that he may extract its meaning to his complete understanding.

(7) Feedback:
Feedback is the process of ensuring that the receiver has received the message and
understood in the same sense as sender meant it.
Nature and Process of Communication

 Human beings are poor communicators but our communicative competence can
be improved by learning and practising effective communication skills.

 Communication has a symbolic nature and is an act of sharing one’s ideas,


emotions, attitudes, or perceptions with another person or group of persons
through words (written or spoken), gestures, signals, signs, or other modes of
transmitting images. The transmission of ideas always encounters barriers that
reduce its effectiveness.

 The essential elements of the process of communication are the message, the
sender, encoding, the channel, the receiver, decoding, acting on the message, the
feedback, and the communication environment.

 Both the sender and the receiver play a role in making communication effective.
The sender should encode the message accurately after considering the level,
expectations, and needs of the target audience (receiver); the receiver should listen
or read carefully to try to understand the intended meaning of the sender.

 The universal, common elements of communication are the communication


environment, the use of symbols, and the presence of mental filters.

 Some basic facts about communication are that perfect communication is


impossible; the meaning of a message is in the mind/perception of the receiver;
and personality affects the effectiveness of communication.

 To communicate effectively, one should develop not only skills, but also a sense
of empathy with others

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