What is the name for anything which interferes with the transmission or reception of a message?
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Chapter 1: Professional Business Communication Show
The communication process can be broken down into a series of eight essential components, each of which serves an integral function in the overall process: 1. Source Source The source imagines, creates, and sends the message. The source encodes the message by choosing just the right order or the best words to convey the intended meaning, and presents or sends the information to the audience (receiver). By watching for the audience’s reaction, the source perceives how well they received the message and responds with clarification or supporting information. Message “The message is the stimulus or meaning produced by the source for the receiver or audience” (McLean, 2005). The message brings together words to convey meaning, but is also about how it’s conveyed — through nonverbal cues, organization, grammar, style, and other elements. Channel “The channel is the way in which a message or messages travel between source and receiver.” (McLean, 2005). Spoken channels include face-to-face conversations, speeches, phone conversations and voicemail messages, radio, public address systems, and Skype. Written channels include letters, memorandums, purchase orders, invoices, newspaper and magazine articles, blogs, email, text messages, tweets, and so forth. Receiver “The receiver receives the message from the source, analyzing and interpreting the message in ways both intended and unintended by the source” (McLean, 2005). Feedback When you respond to the source, intentionally or unintentionally, you are giving feedback. Feedback is composed of messages the receiver sends back to the source. Verbal or nonverbal, all these feedback signals allow the source to see how well, how accurately (or how poorly and inaccurately) the message was received (Leavitt & Mueller, 1951). Environment “The environment is the atmosphere, physical and psychological, where you send and receive messages” (McLean, 2005). Surroundings, people, animals, technology, can all influence your communication. Context “The context of the communication interaction involves the setting, scene, and expectations of the individuals involved” (McLean, 2005). A professional communication context may involve business suits (environmental cues) that directly or indirectly influence expectations of language and behaviour among the participants. Interference Interference, also called noise, can come from any source. “Interference is anything that blocks or changes the source’s intended meaning of the message” (McLean, 2005). This can be external or internal/psychological. Noise interferes with normal encoding and decoding of the message carried by the channel between source and receiver. You are here: Home / Writing About Podcasting / 4 types of noise that disrupt communication (the non-technical problem all podcasters face) Click the audio player above to hear a version of this article. Or keep reading. Noise interferes with communication. And because podcasting is an act of communication, noise is a problem for podcasters. But sometimes noise can’t be fixed with anything technical. It’s a different kind of problem that needs a different kind of solution. Podcasting is an act of verbal communicationThere have been many models and diagrams of communication throughout the years, but here it is in its simplest form.
However, missing from that simple description of communication is what we call noise. Noise is anything that interferes with communication. Noise can happen on your side as the speaker (podcaster). Or it can happen on the listener’s side. Or it can happen somewhere in between. The four types of noise are physical, physiological, psychological, and semantic. As I describe those four types of noise, I’ll do so from a podcaster’s perspective. 1. Physical noise interferes with communicationPhysical noise is interference that is external to both speaker and listener; it hampers the physical transmission of the signal or message. Examples of physical noise:
2. Physiological noise interferes with communicationPhysiological
noise is created by barriers within the sender or receiver.
An example of physiological noise on the listener’s side: hearing problems. Maybe the listener can’t hear high tones as clearly as they used to. For some, low tones are the problem. Their difficulty in literally hearing words and sounds becomes physiological noise. 3. Psychological noise interferes with communicationPsychological noise is mental interference in the speaker or listener. Three examples of psychological noise are wandering thoughts, preconceived ideas, and sarcasm. “Wandering thoughts” can be a kind of psychological noiseThis is primarily a listener problem. If you’re trying to communicate a concept in your podcast, “wandering thoughts” is an obstacle because your listener may be distracted and have difficulty keeping up with you. This is often a problem when talking about abstract ideas. Sometimes as podcasters, we cause a listener’s thoughts to wander, especially if we talk too fast, too slow, or fail to pause. But occasionally “wandering thoughts” can be a podcaster problem, too. Have you ever started talking about one point only to find yourself lost talking about something completely unrelated? It takes a lot of concentration (and maybe planning) to stay focused. “Preconceived ideas” can be a kind of psychological noiseAnother type of psychological noise is when people think they already know something. That noise interferes with a listener’s willingness to hear a new perspective. Other preconceived ideas include biases, prejudices, presuppositions, and closed-mindedness. When there is psychological noise like this, you have to work harder than usual to make sure you’re communicating clearly. “Sarcasm” can be a kind of psychological noiseIf you don’t care to actually persuade someone to see things your way, then sarcasm is the easy way. Sarcasm is noise to your listener unless your listener already agrees with you. If your listener disagrees with you, then sarcasm guarantees they won’t pay attention to your message. Sarcasm can also rile them up. When they come back at you with their knee-jerk response, that’ll be noise to you. And then true communication stops. Finally, there is another type of noise that appears to be psychological, but it’s actually linguistic and deserves its own category. 4. Semantic noise interferes with communicationSemantic noise is interference created when the speaker and listener have different meaning systems. Maybe when I use a word, you have a slightly different meaning in mind. This can cause confusion. Jargon can be semantic noiseJargon is a fantastic linguistic shortcut. If everyone listening agrees and understands the terminology, then jargon makes communication quicker and clearer. However, if listeners have different definitions of the terminology, then jargon becomes noise. This is especially noisy to people outside your particular job or field. Abstract ideas can be semantic noiseAnother kind of semantic noise is when your words and sentences are nebulous or ambiguous. Some people find it almost impossible to speak concretely. This is a problem I have, which is one reason I need to write (even when I’m podcasting). But even when I’ve written, I sometimes discover my words were not concrete enough. I’m actually concerned that I have been too abstract with my words in this article. If I have, then you might have misunderstood me. And then my own semantic noise has interfered with our communication. Reducing the noiseAll communication contains noise. You can’t get rid of the noise for every person who listens to you. But you can work to reduce the noise. Here are three ways. 1. Make your language more precise.Choose words that you know will be understood by your listeners. 2. PracticePractice speaking. Practice articulating. Practice using your recording and editing tools. 3. Invite feedbackSometimes listeners hesitate before they respond. So invite feedback. Often. Once you start hearing from your listeners, you can begin to tweak your message so it becomes clearer and better understood. Feedback from youWhat are some ways you’ve reduced noise? What noise is interfering with our communication? Or has any of this sparked an idea you would like to share or a question you would like to ask? Whatever it is, I would like to hear your feedback. Click contact for ways to respond. What interferes with the transmission of the message?Noise is anything that interferes with a message being sent between participants in a communication encounter. Even if a speaker sends a clear message, noise may interfere with a message being accurately received and decoded. The Transmission Model of communication accounts for environmental and semantic noise.
What do we called to hindrance that interfere the transmission of message?Interference in communication is often called “noise.” Noise can be physical noise, such as a loud hallway conversation, but it can also be caused by many other sources. The act of communication can be derailed by the following types of noise, which deflect your audience's focus away from your message: Physical noise.
Is the interference with effective transmission and reception of a message?Every time we talk or listen, there are things that get in the way of clear communication—things that interfere with the receiver getting the message from the sender. This interference is referred to as “noise,” and there are various types of noise that can cause a message to be misinterpreted.
What is interference in the communication process?Interference occurs when unwanted radio frequency signals disrupt the use of your television, radio or cordless telephone. Interference may prevent reception altogether, may cause only a temporary loss of a signal, or may affect the quality of the sound or picture produced by your equipment.
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