Channel and Noise

 The channel is how the message is sent. (senses)
With channel comes noise.
There are two types of noise: External and Internal.
External noise is the outside receiver. This can not always be controlled. ie: Construction work, radio, people talking when you are talking, and dogs barking.
Internal noise is the inside receiver. Can control many of these. ie: your emotions are running wild and can not think or pay attention, or you are hungry.


One time my mother was trying to have a conversation with me but I could not concentrate on what she was saying because there was so much noise going on around me. Inside of me all I was thinking about was how hungry I was and how much I wanted lunch. Which then caused me to not pay attention to her because of the internal noise going on. Plus the television was on so I was also paying attention to that. Internal and external noise can be an issue because it causes you to not pay attention to the person that is talking and them to get angry.

Sender, Reciever, and Feedback

The Sender *encodes the message to the reciever who **decodes the message to understand the meaning. The reciever then gives feedback to the sender to know if he/she understands the message.



*selecting what message to send and how.
**Figuring out what the message means; filtering out any noise.

Nonverbal Communication

There are 7 types of non-verbal communication
Apperance: The way you look. (Clothing, gender, race, hair, etc.) Object language: The stuff you carry with you. ie: backpack purse accesories
Posture/Walk: The way you hold yourself.
Facial expression/Eye contact: the faces you make and how you look at someone.
Gestures: The things you do with your hands and arms. (movements)
Voice: How you talk

• Rate: how fast or slow you speak
• Quality: stumbling over your words or not
• Pitch: How high or low you talk
• Volume: How loud or quiet you talk

Space, Time, and Place: Space: the amount of room you take up. Time: time of day you talk, and amount of time you give. Place: the envirmoment where you are communicating.
Feelings: Your emotions.

Website for more information on nonverbal communication:
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/eq6_nonverbal_communication.htm

Verbal and Nonverbal Communication

Verbal Communication- communicating with words
Nonverbal Communication- Communicating with out words.
To have successful communication you need to use both verbal and nonverbal communication so the receiver understands the message.
Example:
Using hand gestures to show how far away you were from something for example, you were this far (show hand gesture) from hitting the tree.

Communication: Good Vs. Bad

What is communication?
Communication is the process of getting your thoughts out to someone. Either by talking, not talking, or using technology.
Good communication is when you successfully get your thoughts across to another person. Using eye contact and gestures may help you do this.
Bad communication is when you can not properly get your point across. Usually you do not use eye contact and the other person does not understand what you are talking about.
Here is an example of bad and good communication:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHgju5HuGAs