Communication Models

Communication Models “Effective teamwork begins and ends with communication” (Mike
Krzyzewski), and clear, precise, and open communication is one of the biggest challenges for a leader (and a “human”). It is therefore worth knowing why our communication looks the way it does. What triggers it, what are the elements of your communication, and how to establish understanding. What exactly does communication consist of?

Tools in the area of
Communication Models

SMCR

The acronym SMCR stands for: source, message, channel, and receiver, and it is on these aspects of communication and the interactions between them that the entire model focuses. What exactly does communication consist of in this model?

Shannon-Weaver Model

According to the model, there are five most important elements of the communication process: sender, transmitter, channel, receiver, destination, and the additional impact of noise on the communication process. What exactly does communication consist of in this model?

NVC (Nonviolent Communication)

NVC defines four steps in communication: observations, feelings, needs, requests. They help in realizing what and how we want to convey, so as to establish understanding with the other person. What exactly does communication consist of in this model?

Aristotle’s Model

It is a linear model consisting of five components: speaker, speech, occasion, audience, and effect. It is a speaker-oriented model. What exactly does communication consist of in this model?