CMST 2010 Chapter : Chapter 1, 3, 4
Document Summary
Interpersonal communication: the process of message transaction between people (usually two) who work toward creating and sustaining shared meaning. Process: when used to describe interpersonal communication an ongoing, unending, vibrant activity that always changes. Message exchange: the transaction of verbal and nonverbal messages being sent simultaneously between two people. Meaning: what communicators create together through the use of verbal and nonverbal messages. Communication models: visual, simplified representations of complex relationships in the communication process. Linear model of communication: a characterization of communication as a one-way process that transmit a message from a sender to a receiver. Message: spoken, written or unspoken information sent from a sender to a receiver. Linear model of communication: a characterization of communication as an one-way process that transmit a message from a sender to a receiver. Physical context: the tangible environment in which communication occurs. Social-emotional context: the relational and emotional environment in which communication occurs.
