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Communication is a process of exchanging verbal and non verbal messages. It is a continuous process. Pre-requisite of communication is a message. This message must be conveyed through some medium to the recipient. It is essential that this message must be understood by the recipient in same terms as intended by the sender. He must respond within a time frame. Thus, communication is a two way process and is incomplete without a feedback from the recipient to the sender on how well the message is understood by him. |
The main components of communication process are as follows:
- Context - Communication is affected by the context in which it takes place. This context may be physical, social, chronological or cultural. Every communication proceeds with context. The sender chooses the message to communicate within a context.
- Sender/Encoder - Sender/Encoder is a person who sends the message. A sender makes use of symbols (words or graphic or visual aids) to convey the message and produce the required response. For instance - a training manager conducting training for new batch of employees. Sender may be an individual or a group or an organization. The views, background, approach, skills, competencies, and knowledge of the sender have a great impact on the message. The verbal and non verbal symbols chosen are essential in ascertaining interpretation of the message by the recipient in the same terms as intended by the sender.
- Message - Message is a key idea that the sender wants to communicate. It is a sign that elicits the response of recipient. Communication process begins with deciding about the message to be conveyed. It must be ensured that the main objective of the message is clear.
- Medium - Medium is a means used to exchange/transmit the message. The sender must choose an appropriate medium for transmitting the message else the message might not be conveyed to the desired recipients. The choice of appropriate medium of communication is essential for making the message effective and correctly interpreted by the recipient. This choice of communication medium varies depending upon the features of communication. For instance - Written medium is chosen when a message has to be conveyed to a small group of people, while an oral medium is chosen when spontaneous feedback is required from the recipient as misunderstandings are cleared then and there.
- Recipient/Decoder - Recipient/Decoder is a person for whom the message is intended/aimed/targeted. The degree to which the decoder understands the message is dependent upon various factors such as knowledge of recipient, their responsiveness to the message, and the reliance of encoder on decoder.
- Feedback - Feedback is the main component of communication process as it permits the sender to analyze the efficacy of the message. It helps the sender in confirming the correct interpretation of message by the decoder. Feedback may be verbal (through words) or non-verbal (in form of smiles, sighs, etc.). It may take written form also in form of memos, reports, etc.
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Discrete unit of communication
For other uses, see Message (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Massage or Messuage.
A message is a discrete unit of communication intended by the source for consumption by some recipient or group of recipients. A message may be delivered by various means, including courier, telegraphy, carrier pigeon and electronic bus. A message can be the content of a broadcast. An interactive exchange of messages forms a conversation.[1]
One example of a message is a press release, which may vary from a brief report or statement released by a public agency to commercial publicity material.
History
Main article: History of communication
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Roles in human communication
In communication between humans, messages can be verbal or nonverbal:
- A verbal message is an exchange of information using words. Examples include face-to-face communication, telephone calls, voicemails, email etc.
- A nonverbal message is communicated through actions or behaviors rather than words, such as conscious or unconscious body language.
In computer science
There are two main senses of the word "message" in computing: messages between the human users of computer systems that are delivered by those computer systems, and messages passed between programs or between components of a single program, for their own purposes.
- Instant messaging and emails are examples of computer software designed for delivering human-readable messages in formatted or unformatted text, from one person to another.
- Message passing is a form of communication used in concurrent and parallel computing, object-oriented programming, and channel communicate, where communication is made by sending messages to recipients. In a related use of this sense of a message, in object-oriented programming language such as main library ["msg" box]Smalltalk or Java, a message is sent to an object, specifying a request for action.
Safety and privacy concerns
Safety and privacy concerns have been expressed in the computer science industry regarding messages. There have been cases where instant messaging apps were found to present a risk of spyware infection.[2] Text messaging is one of the larger causes of distracted driving, and the act of texting and driving has been made illegal in many states as a result.[3]
See also
- Airmail – Service which transports mail by air
- Amateur radio emergency communications – Fallback service
- Beacon – Device used to attract attention
- Communications satellite – Artificial satellite that relays radio signals
- Communication studies – Academic discipline
- Drums in communication – Drums used for long-distance signalling and communications
- Email – Mail sent using electronic means
- Emergency Alert System – Method of emergency broadcasting in the United States and Canada
- Encryption – Process of converting plaintext to ciphertext
- Express mail – Accelerated mail delivery service
- Flag semaphore – System to transmit information by hand
- Instant messaging – Form of communication over the Internet
- List of interstellar radio messages
- Mail – System for transporting documents and other small packages
- Message in a bottle – Form of communication
- Network packet – Formatted unit of data carried by a packet-switched network
- Optical telegraph – Communication along a chain of towers using mechanically operated paddles or shutters
- Pioneer plaque – Plaques on the Pioneer 10 and 11 space probes with pictorial messages about humanity
- Pony Express – 1860–1861 mail service in the United States
- Radio – Technology of using radio waves to carry information
- Semaphore – Mechanical apparatus used to send messages
- Semiotics – Study of signs and sign processes
- Sign language – Language that uses manual communication and body language to convey meaning
- Smoke signal – Smoke used as a mode of communication
- SMS – Text messaging service component
- Telegraphy – Long distance transmission of text
- Telephony – Field of telecommunication services
- Television – Telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images
- Voicemail – Voice message storage and retrieval
References
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- ^ Carney, Dan (2009-04-08). "Dashboards meet the 21st century". msnbc.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ Sunku, Durgaprasad (2019-11-01). "Hyderabad: WhatsApp is vulnerable to spyware attacks". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
- ^ "Distracted Driving | NHTSA". www.nhtsa.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-09.
External links
- Media related to Messages at Wikimedia Commons
- The dictionary definition of message at Wiktionary
- Quotations related to Message at Wikiquote
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