Ch. 1: Understanding Communication

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Across
  1. 5. person who receives the message in communication
  2. 6. a performance art in which the characters in a play are interpreted and presented by actors on a stage
  3. 8. includes radio, television, and video
  4. 9. a form of communication in which people ask and answer questions
  5. 10. ideas and feelings that make up the content of communication
  6. 13. consists of any sound that prevents a person from being heard
  7. 17. a formal speaking situation in which one person addresses an audience of many individuals to entertain, inform, or persuade them
  8. 18. a formal communication situation in which speakers take opposing sides on an issue to try and to prove or disprove a statement about that issue
  9. 19. a set of rules used to conduct orderly meetings
  10. 20. the process of finding the meaning of verbal and nonverbal symbols
  11. 21. consists of thoughts and feelings that distract people from listening to what is being said
  12. 22. things such as affiliations, educational backgrounds, and occupations
  13. 23. includes gestures, facial expressions, and sounds
  14. 25. things such as age, religion, and national and ethnic background
  15. 27. return message in communication
  16. 28. a face-to-face meeting among a small number of people who convey information, express their views, and reach conclusions about particular issues
  17. 29. a performance art in which literature is read aloud and interpreted for an audience
Down
  1. 1. casual, unstructured situations
  2. 2. situations you can prepare for ahead of time
  3. 3. anything that gets in the way of clear communication
  4. 4. the process of sharing information by using symbols to send and receive messages
  5. 7. words
  6. 11. process of turning ideas and feelings into verbal and nonverbal symbols
  7. 12. communication between two or more people
  8. 14. things such as a person's personality, interests, and aspirations
  9. 15. person who sends the message in communication
  10. 16. the listeners or spectators attending a presentation or performance
  11. 24. consists of interference caused by words that trigger strong negative feelings against the speaker or the content of the speech
  12. 26. means of sending communication