03 Communication, Definition and Core Principles (Introduction)

All its elements constantly interact with and affect each other.

Every human contact is unique and changes people, making the encounter unrepeatable and irreversible.

It means that even when we choose not to respond, our lack of response is itself a response and communicates a message.

Cultural diversity, including race, ethnicity, gender, and age, influences the meanings we attribute to communication.

Ethics guide behavior in communication, and violations of agreed-upon standards are judged unethical.

It means making wise choices in communication to prevent it from failing.

Different channels of communication affect the way a message is encoded and received, changing the message itself.

The process of generating meaning by sending and receiving verbal and nonverbal symbols and signs that are influenced by multiple contexts.

Derived from the Latin words 'communis' (meaning 'common' or 'sharing') and 'communicare' (meaning 'to share' or 'to impart').

Communication.

The deliberate or accidental transfer of meaning.

It is what individuals do from the moment they wake up until they lie down to sleep, without even bothering to think what they have done.

Primarily a meaningful exchange of information.

An exchange of facts, ideas, opinions, or emotions by two or more persons.

A bridge of meaning between people.