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Nature of Communication

The nature of communication is defined as the process used to send and receive messages, ideas, or information for a business, organizational or personal reason. An effective communication refers to the continuous process of telling, listening, and understanding.

1. Nature of Communication

2. Nature of Communication The nature of communication is defined as the process used to send and receive messages, ideas, or information for a business, organizational or personal reason. Effective communication refers to the continuous process of telling, listening, and understanding.

3. Seven key elements for effective communication are: Sender Ideas Encoding Medium

4. Receiver Decoding Feedback Seven key elements for effective communication are:

5. Characteristics of Communications Some of the common characteristics of effective communication are: Exchange of Ideas Two or More Persons Continuous Process

6. Mutual Understanding Direct and Indirect Communication Use of Words and Symbols Characteristics of Communications

7. Nature of Communication 1. Consistency - It advances comprehension, proper understanding, and sharing of information applicable for making decisions. 2. Exchanges - Effective communication includes the exchanging of thoughts and feelings.  3. Two-way process - Mostly communication is a two-way interaction with at least two people – sender and receiver. 4. Verbal and non-verbal - From written and verbal words to gestures, postures and body language are associated with the nature of communication.

8. 5. Dynamic cycle - Communication takes various mediums and forms relying on their needs, audiences, and goals . 6. Unavoidable or pervasive - It happens at all levels (top, center , low) in every single interaction of a business or organization . 7. Two individuals - At least two people, a sender, and a receiver should be available for communications to occur . 8. Binding together organizational activities - The nature of communication is useful in binding together the internal organizational structure with its external counterparts. Nature of Communication

9. 9. Mutual understanding - Receivers have to understand the messages passed on by senders in the ideal sense . 10. Objective driven - Communications are also driven by their goals or objectives . 11. Foundation of the managerial functions - Effective communication is significant for a variety of organizational, administrative, and managerial tasks.  Nature of Communication

10. Elements of a Process of Communication Communicator - The individual who communicates the message to other individuals Message - The subject matter around which the whole communication functions such as order, opinion, views, feelings, suggestions, etc Transmission - The act of sharing a message, information, or idea

11. Channel - The medium used for transmitting the message Receiver - The person to whom the sender sends the message Response - The feedback or reaction that the receivers give back to the sender Elements of a Process of Communication

12. Conclusion On the concluding note, it is clear that the nature of communication is associated with different functions that a process of communication performs in a personal, professional, organizational, or business setting.