The document outlines the communication process as the transmission of a message from a sender to a receiver, emphasizing its components like encoding, medium, decoding, and feedback. It highlights the significance of effective communication in various aspects, including business, leadership, and relationships, while detailing different types of communication such as verbal and nonverbal. Principles of effective communication and barriers that can hinder it are also discussed.

1. Communication Process
By Muhammad Bilal Amjad (CIIT LAHORE) bilalamjad78633@yahoo.com
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2. What is communication process?
“Transmission of a message from a sender to a
receiver in an understandable manner.”
•The communication process is a guide toward realizing effective
communication.
•Effective communication leads to understanding.
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3. Components of Communication
• The communication process is made up of four key components.
• Those components include encoding, medium of transmission,
decoding, and feedback. Sender and Receiver are also a part of it.
Sender Message Receiver
Feedback
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4. Importance of understanding communication
process
"If I went back to college again, I'd concentrate on two areas: learning to
write and to speak before an audience. Nothing in life is more important
than the ability to communicate effectively."
-- Gerald R. Ford
• Communication is only successful when both the sender and the receiver
understand the same information as a result of the communication.
Importance of Communication in Business:
• Effective communication is vital to all businesses. The communication
process involves:

5. Importance of understanding communication
process -cont
Importance of Communication in the Workplace
•Communication is important in a workplace setting because people must
interact with one another in ways that will get the job done quickly and
effectively.
"Communication is really all anyone ever gets paid for ultimately...and if you cannot
effectively communicate...you will PAY...not get paid..." -- Doug Firebaugh
Importance of Communication in Leadership
•It is simply impossible to become a great leader without being a great communicator.
"The art of communication is the language of leadership." — James Humes
•Good Leaders, Good Communicators.

6. Importance of understanding communication process -cont
Significance of Communication in Relationships
•Definitely, communication plays the main role in establishing
relationships. Communication is important in relationships as it
allows us to share interests, aspirations and concerns, to support each
other, to organize our lives and make decisions, and to work together.

7. Types of Communication
•People communicate with each other in a number of ways that
depend upon the message and its context in which it is being sent.
Choice of communication channel and your style of communicating
also affect communication. So, there are a variety of types of
communication.
•Types of communication based on the communication channels
used are:
1.Verbal Communication
2.Nonverbal Communication

8. Verbal Communication
• Verbal communication refers to the form of communication in which message is transmitted
verbally; communication is done by word of mouth and a piece of writing. Objective of every
communication is to have people understand what we are trying to convey. In verbal
communication remember the acronym KISS(keep it short and simple).
• Verbal Communication is further divided into:
1. Oral Communication
2. Written Communication
1. Oral Communication
In oral communication, Spoken words are used. It
includes face-to-face conversations, speech, radio etc.
2. Written Communication
In written communication, written signs or symbols are
used to communicate. A written message may be printed
or hand written.

9. Non Verbal Communication
• Nonverbal communication is the sending or receiving of wordless messages.
We can say that communication other than oral and written, such
as gesture, body language, posture, tone of voice or facial
expressions, is called nonverbal communication. Nonverbal
communication is all about the body language of speaker.
• Nonverbal communication has the following three
elements:
1. Appearance
Speaker: clothing, hairstyle, neatness, use of
cosmetics.
Surrounding: room size, lighting, decorations,
furnishings
2. Body Language
facial expressions, gestures, postures
3. Sounds
Voice Tone, Volume, Speech rate

10. Principles of Effective Communication
1. Principle of clarity.
2. Principle of Objective
3. Principle of understanding the
receiver
4. Principle of consistency
5. Principle of completeness
6. Principle of Feedback
7. Principle of time

11. Barriers in Communication
• Communicating is straightforward. What
makes it complex, difficult, and frustrating are
the barriers we put in the way.
• Top Barriers :
• EXPECTATIONS • CONFLICT AVOIDANCE
• AVOIDANCE (CHAOS)
• FIXING • EXCLUSION
• SCAPEGOATING • BOUNDARY OR BARRIER
• PROBING • Information overload
• SPEAKING IN CODE • Trust and credibility
• CONTROL • Time
• BLAMING • Emotions
• Message congruency
Objective : thoughts and goals
Subjective : feelings

12. 7 C’s of Communication

13. References
• http://www.mbaknol.com/business-communication/principles-of-effective-communication/
• http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/building-societies-association/the-importance-of-effective-
communication/the-communication-process.html#ixzz2FnJbjNxZ
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• http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/CommunicationIntro.htm
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• http://www.enotes.com/business/q-and-a/understand-why-communication-important-work-
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• http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikemyatt/2012/04/04/10-communication-secrets-of-great-
leaders/
• http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Relationships_and_communic
ation

14. That’s All
Thanks For Your Concentration