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8 Elements in Communication

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There are eight steps in communication, whether its face to face, machine assisted, or mass communication. Six of these are essential, one blocks communication, and one can be used to improve communication.

1) A sender

2) A process of encoding

3) A message

4) A channel

5) A process of decoding

6) A receiver

7) Feedback

8) Noise

8 Elements in Communication

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