This slideshow was created to accompany the first chapter of Communicate! by Kathleen S. Verderber, Rudolph F. Verderber and Deanna D. Sellnow. Publisher: Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. ISBN-13: 978-0-495-90171-6
4. COMMUNICATION PROCESS Message (what)- verbal, visual, nonverbal behavior to which meaning is attributed Meaning - Your thoughts and interpretation of others’ message Not transferable
5. COMMUNICATION PROCESS To get meaning, we encode and decode symbols within a message. Encode - Putting thoughts/feelings into words, nonverbal cues, and images. Decode - Process of interpreting another’s message. Symbol - words, sounds, and actions that represent ideas/feelings. Form - Organization of message.
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12. COMMUNICATION PROCESS Feedback - Reactions and responses to a message that indicate to the sender whether and how the message was heard, seen, and interpreted. Confused look, nod, or saying, “I understand.”
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17. The word "swastika" comes from the Sanskrit svastika - "su" meaning "good," "asti" meaning "to be," and "ka" as a suffix. Until the Nazis used this symbol, the swastika was used by many cultures throughout the past 3,000 years to represent life, sun, power, strength, and good luck. Source: http://history1900s.about.com/cs/swastika/a/swastikahistory.htm