{"id":31,"date":"2023-02-21T14:51:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T19:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/commscanadiancontext\/chapter\/the-communication-process\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T18:08:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T22:08:02","slug":"the-communication-process","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/commscanadiancontext\/chapter\/the-communication-process\/","title":{"raw":"The communication process","rendered":"The communication process"},"content":{"raw":"\"\"<\/span>\r\n\r\nNow that you've learned a bit about the writing process, it is also important to understand what communication is and how it works. If you want to become a more effective writer, you first need to become an effective communicator.<\/span>\r\n

What is communication and how does it work?\r\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\r\nMany people don't fully understand what it means to communicate something (or with someone), even though we think we do. This is a major reason why communication can often fail or break down.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIn the past, communication scholars viewed communication as a straightforward process: a sender sends a message to a receiver, then the receiver receives it. Easy! This is how a lot of people think communication works, but it makes the receiver very passive (that is, they aren't doing anything<\/em>). If this model were true, miscommunications would rarely occur. Today, communication scholars recognize that what\u2019s happening is more complicated, and we should, too.<\/span>\r\n\r\nIn 1948, C.E. Shannon proposed a more complicated theory, which we\u2019ve used to provide a more accurate definition of communication. This theory is based in the meaning of the word communication itself, which comes from the Latin word 'communicare'<\/em> which means<\/span> \"to share or to participate<\/span>\" (Madhuri).<\/span>\u00a0 Specifically, communication<\/strong> can be defined as \"a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior\" (\u201cCommunication\u201d, def. 1.a).<\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\nFor successful communication to occur, both senders and receivers must participate actively in the communication process, and they must possess a shared system of understanding to communicate.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n
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