Communication is one part sending, one part receiving, and one part analyzing a message
- Or providing feedback about the message produced. Perhaps the more critical component to ensuring communication is successful is burdened by the sender of the message. This person plays an active role in the communication process, first and foremost by determining who the target audience is. This determination is necessary to enable the sender to understand, and therefore become empathetic to the target audience. Coupling this empathy with the realization of any communication barriers, the ability to observe non-verbal cues, and ultimately having the capacity to ensure the message is clearly communicated, the sender is armed with the correct tools …show more content…
For example, one individual difference may be age, which would produce a barrier in how the message is received if a first sender is communicating to a younger receiver, using similes that may be lost on the younger generation. This generational gap could also potentially cause a second type of barrier, that of slang - which is a transmission barrier. An example may include the older sender speaking about a project that is groovy, at which point the younger receiver may have no idea what adjective the sender is using. Finally, one of my situational barriers usually revolves around the mood of either party - such as an overly angered sender being unable to properly communicate due to emotional stress (Baack, 2012). These factors all play a big part of the communication process, however, do not account for the totality of the process.
Just as important of the sender being able to gauge which barriers are present, how to empathize with the receiver, and observe any non-verbal cues that represent the loss of interest in …show more content…
This sends and receives and send back type of the dialogue may often include frequent interruptions of thought flow, completions of one's sentences by the other, and eventually a clear understanding of the message being discussed.
As discussed, all of these techniques are necessary to open the channels of communication, and importantly, each person involved in the communication process should assume both roles of sender and receiver throughout the discussion. The ability to know one's audience, identify barriers, empathize with how messages may be received, actively and intently listen, and provide feedback or question confusing concepts will ultimately induce a good arena to communicate within. One example is in a personal setting when an idea is being communicated to my wife from me. The necessity for me to understand how my wife will hear my message, how I would feel if the message were directed at me, and to abstain from delivering the message while I am frustrated or angered are all ways for me to increase the likelihood of successful communication. However, unless my wife can provide me with her complete attention and ask questions when she is not sure of my intent, the communication process will suffer
- Or providing feedback about the message produced. Perhaps the more critical component to ensuring communication is successful is burdened by the sender of the message. This person plays an active role in the communication process, first and foremost by determining who the target audience is. This determination is necessary to enable the sender to understand, and therefore become empathetic to the target audience. Coupling this empathy with the realization of any communication barriers, the ability to observe non-verbal cues, and ultimately having the capacity to ensure the message is clearly communicated, the sender is armed with the correct tools …show more content…
For example, one individual difference may be age, which would produce a barrier in how the message is received if a first sender is communicating to a younger receiver, using similes that may be lost on the younger generation. This generational gap could also potentially cause a second type of barrier, that of slang - which is a transmission barrier. An example may include the older sender speaking about a project that is groovy, at which point the younger receiver may have no idea what adjective the sender is using. Finally, one of my situational barriers usually revolves around the mood of either party - such as an overly angered sender being unable to properly communicate due to emotional stress (Baack, 2012). These factors all play a big part of the communication process, however, do not account for the totality of the process.
Just as important of the sender being able to gauge which barriers are present, how to empathize with the receiver, and observe any non-verbal cues that represent the loss of interest in …show more content…
This sends and receives and send back type of the dialogue may often include frequent interruptions of thought flow, completions of one's sentences by the other, and eventually a clear understanding of the message being discussed.
As discussed, all of these techniques are necessary to open the channels of communication, and importantly, each person involved in the communication process should assume both roles of sender and receiver throughout the discussion. The ability to know one's audience, identify barriers, empathize with how messages may be received, actively and intently listen, and provide feedback or question confusing concepts will ultimately induce a good arena to communicate within. One example is in a personal setting when an idea is being communicated to my wife from me. The necessity for me to understand how my wife will hear my message, how I would feel if the message were directed at me, and to abstain from delivering the message while I am frustrated or angered are all ways for me to increase the likelihood of successful communication. However, unless my wife can provide me with her complete attention and ask questions when she is not sure of my intent, the communication process will suffer