The Key Components Of The Communication Theory: Essay Relationships

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Communication is the most important tool when building relationships. The term “it is not what you say, but how you say it” should be applied to everyday life. As humans we are constantly building relationships whether professional or social. In order to better understand the key components of communication, we will look at the types of feedback, the appropriate channels to be utilized, noise, and context. This information will supply the tools to utilize the communication theory the in order to sustain healthy relationships. When communicating with others there is typically a sender and a receiver. The sender is the person sending the message and the receiver is the person receiving the message. The message can be verbal language, or nonverbal language such as facial expressions, body language or gestures. Another component on the communication theory is noise. Noise is anything that distorts the message. It can be Physical such as loud music, cultural barriers, body language, or gestures. After the message is sent or received, feedback is given. Feedback occurs with the message is reciprocated back to the sender. Although feedback is usually verbal language, it can be nonverbal as well. …show more content…

A high school boy’s communication skills are typically not healthy enough to sustain a healthy relationship. When I was a junior in high school I thought I had it all together. I had a boyfriend named Deon who was super sweet and was on the varsity basketball team. In high school it was only right that the varsity cheerleader was dating the varsity basketball player. Deon and I were good friends for 5 months before we started dating. By then our communication skills were great because we texted every day, and even talked on the phone sometimes. Deon and I commented on each other’s tweets via twitter every night. The channel we most often used was text message and social

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