Making Sense (The Communication Model)

Let's say that a friend of yours was in a meeting while you were supposed to watch an important football match. In his/her break time, he/she sends you an SMS that says "What's the score?". You reply by sending him/her the score "0/0". Basically, what happened here is that the message(information) your friend wrote on his/her mobile phone as simple text , has been encoded through his/her network operator. The network operator has sent the message(information) to your mobile phone. Finally, the message has been decoded and appeared on your mobile phone screen as the simple text your friend has initially sent. The same operation worked once again when you sent him/her the reply (feedback). And as all sort of communication methods this operation goes on and on, in a more sophisticated manner. However, if one or more parties involved in the communication process goes broken, the communication between you simply fails.



All sorts of communication work the same way. It might seem more like a digital process that works with electronic devices only. But no. That's the way our brains work too. For our brains are considered the most sophisticated device of communication. Moreover, our brains have the abilities to communicate with less effort and in considerably less time, so that the message communicated can be processed, sent and received in a fraction of a second. What we have here is what is called "The Communication Model".

The communication model is defined as "Who says what to whom ?? ". Therefore, the main parties involved here are the sender, receiver and the message communicated. Other contributing factors to the communication process are the environment in which the communication takes place(medium/media), the effect in which the message is delivered and the elements of influence that can affect the process. Knowing these factors, and letting them work for your advantage can always lead to better outcomes.

So, in order to communicate effectively with someone, there are questions that you have to answer first:


- Who are you?, Who is he/she? (Communication styles)


- What is the message?


- How to communicate the message? (Verbal/Nonverbal)


Once you have the answer for these questions, you are more likely to get your message delivered with the desired effect. By time, the questions and answers will run in the background of your brain while your interactions are proceeding.
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MIA