Main Stages in the communication cycle

Main stages in the communication cycle

Let us see the main stages in the communication cycle.

Communication cycle mainly involves two phases or stages. 

The two major parties involved in the communication cycle are as below:

 a) The sender of the message

b) The recipient of the message.

Let us see these two concepts in detail:

a) The sender of the message

1. The first stage of the communication cycle starts with a sender who conceives a message to communicate.
2. Then he/she encodes the message into a suitable form. This form could be written, oral, visual or a combination of these.
3. Lastly, the sender selects the appropriate channel/method by which the message will be sent to the reader/recipient. The message is then sent.

b) The recipient of the message

1. The second phase of the communication cycle starts with the recipient decoding the message that he/she has received. By decoding we mean absorbing the message, for example, if the message was encoded in written form then the recipient decodes the message by reading it; again, if the message was encoded in oral form then the recipient decodes the message by listening to it; again, if the message was encoded in visual form then the recipient decodes the message by seeing it.
2. Then he/she interprets the message or makes out some sense of the message.
3. Lastly the recipient gives feedback or acknowledgement to the sender regarding the message.