Question

Communication is the transmission of information and meaning from one individual or group to another. The central objective of communication is to transmit meaning. The communication process is generally defined in five steps: sender has an idea, sender encodes the idea in a message, message travels over a channel, receiver decodes the message, and feedback travels to sender.

1. Identify the appropriate step in the communication process.
John begins to draft a message to his boss.
a. Sender has an idea
b. Receiver decodes message
c. Feedback travels to sender
d. Sender encodes message
e. Message travels over channel
2. Identify the appropriate step in the communication process.
William Fairaizl left a voicemail to the job candidate, asking him meet with him at 4:00 p.m.
a. Sender sends additional feedback to receiver
b. Sender encodes the message
c. Receiver decodes message
d. Sender has an idea
e. Sender decodes the idea in a message

Answer 1

The appropriate steps in the communication process are identified as 'Sender has an idea' for John and 'Sender encodes the message' for William leaving a voicemail to the job candidate.

Step-by-step explanation:

The appropriate step in the communication process for John beginning to draft a message to his boss is Sender has an idea.

At this stage, the sender, John, formulates the idea he wants to convey in the message he is about to compose.

This step marks the initial conception of the message.

The appropriate step in the communication process for William Fairaizl leaving a voicemail to the job candidate is Sender encodes the message.

In this step, William converts his idea of asking the candidate to meet at 4:00 p.m. into a message by putting it into a voicemail and communicating it through voice.