The Dynamics of Effective Communication: Components, Models, and Overcoming Barriers

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COMMUNICATION SKILLSJENIFFER SANIAGPage1CommunicationSkillsDiscuss the key components and principles of effective communication, as outlined in theprovided content. In your response, include the roles of the sender, message, channel, receiver,feedback, and noise barriers in thecommunication process. Additionally, explain the differenttypes of communication models and communication networks. Finally, identify common barriersto communication and provide strategies to overcome them. Your response should be between800 and 1000 words.

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COMMUNICATION SKILLSJENIFFER SANIAGPage2COMMUNICATIONIt is the exchange of information, ideas and feelings among people.It takes place when you transmit a message from a person to another or to a group of people. However,effective communication requires more than just thetransmit ionof amessage.I.e. the message mustbe clear, accurate and above all understood by the audience that you are communicating to.The word communication comes from the word “communicare” or “communics”which means to makecommon.I.e.The communication can therefore be viewed as the process of understanding and sharingmeaning.I.e.Theneed to create commoners or create understanding.Communication involves establishing a true understanding ofeach other’sfeeling, ideas and values.ELEMENTS/COMPONENTS OF COMMUNICATION1.SOURCE/SENDER–This is the source of information who is usually the initiator of thecommunication process by transmitting information top the receiverThe sender is often defined by certain characteristics such as age, race, religious affiliation, levelof education, culture amongst others.As a source, you need to be clear why you are communicating and take note of the audienceyou are communicating to. This allows for the selection of the right signals depending on theaudience and the environment under which communication is taking place.The senders attribute and ability often influence the way he persuei.e. The sender’s personality may influence the manner in which the message is transmitted.The sender goes through an encoding process of formulating ideas, thoughts and feelings aboutthe object and events and transforming them in a form of a message.The encoding process requires the following steps.a)Formulating the message.b)Passing the message through many psychological or internalcommunication barriers.This barriers came from existing knowledge from the sender’s believes & feelings.Once filtered throughthese psychological barriers, themessage is encoded for transmition.transmitting the message might appear to bethe last step of the sender’s messagehowever a good communicator should prepare to receive paper which helps inevaluating the message received as intended.The end product of the encoding process is a message

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COMMUNICATION SKILLSJENIFFER SANIAGPage32.MESSAGE. A message is not only the convenient information but also the emotion that givewords meaning. This is because words alone do not establish the full meaning of a message.However, non-verbal communication may give cues that the receiver can use to interrupt theverbal message.The message is the gist of the core of the whole communication process & without a messagethere is no communication.3.A CHANNEL-This is the pathway through which information is transmitted. As a sender, oneneeds to understand the nature of his/her audience so as to select an appropriate channel e.g. ifthe audience has visual communication to transmit the message. Other factors such as the costof the medium and the personality of the sender often influence the medium selected.4.THE RECEIVER-This is the recipient of the message being transmitted and he also engages in thedecoding process i.e. the ability of the receiver to interpret the message transmitted. Once thereceiver interprets or receives the message, one will tend to act upon it based on his/her owninterpretation. The receiver tends to filter the information through his/her psychologicalbarriers or previous experienced. The barriers could include existing knowledge, attitude, biasesor other perception. The barriers affect how well the message is understood, accepted anddecoded.It is important that a familiar language is used between the sender and the receiver toenhance mutual understanding.5.THE FEEDBACK-this is the response of the receiverto the message which could be in form ofverbal or non-verbal messages which is on the basis of the sent message. Feedback enables thesender to know if or not the message has been received or interpreted correctly. Perhaps thegreatest cause of ineffective communication is the failure of the sender to request for feedbackfrom the receiver or the ability of the receiver to do so.6.Noise barriers-this is any factor that hinders effective communication i.e. Any factor thatchanges the intended meaning which can include environmental noise/sounds, psychologicalbarriers which a person could engage in the process of encoding/decoding information. It istherefore important to ensure that one selects an environment that is noise free because thequality ofcommunication will largely depend on the extend to create noise has been controlled.Communication as a processCommunication as a process means that communication is dynamic i.e. is ever changing whereby at onemoment, one is the sender while another moment one becomes the recipient.

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COMMUNICATION SKILLSJENIFFER SANIAGPage4Process/objectives of communication1.To provide information2.To provide advice, this involves giving/seeking personal opinions/suggestions.3.To give orders. An order is an authoritative form of communication.4.For persuasion purposes which is an attempt to influence the attitude or feelings of others.5.To educate through training whereby the learner is equipped with knowledge and skills inregard to a particular aspect.6.To create mutual understanding.7.To foster socialism or personal interactions.Models of communicationA model is a framework/ structure that help to understand a particular issue. Thereare 3 main modelsofcommunication:1.Communication as an action.2.Communication as an interaction.3.Communication as a transaction.Communication as an actionCommunication is built as an action when one person sends a message and the other person receivesthe message as illustrated below.senderencodingchannelreceiverdecodingfeedback

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