Interpersonal Communication

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Interpersonal Communication

• A model to demonstrate how meaning is created
  between people

By Eileen Scheckle PE Technikon
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Introduction

• Humans are unique in their ability to
  communicate. This communication has developed to
  very refined and subtle levels. To understand
  these subtleties it is necessary to examine the
  following model.

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The communication process includes a number of
elements...
Message
Encoding
Decoding
Medium (which carries the message)
Sender
Audience
Feedback
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The elements in the process are

• sender - a person who has an idea
  to communicate

• encoding - changing an idea into a
  concrete and accessible form

• message - the content to be conveyed

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And,

• decoding - making sense of the message

• audience - the receiver of the message

• feedback - any response or reaction to the
  message

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And,
television
radio
letters
posters
the medium
which could take the form of
reports
face to face
and, computers
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Communication depends on
the successful encoding and decoding of the
message.
For example
I like fish
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could mean,
live fish swimming in the sea,
or,
MENU
a sea-food menu.
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So, before communicating, stop and consider,
who is the audience?
what code will the audience understand?
what is the most appropriate medium to use?
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Once you have answered these questions, then...
youre ready to go and communicate effectively
and efficiently.