Communication in simple terms refers to the exchange of information between two or more individuals. It involves a combined process wherein information process must both be sent out by one individual and interpreted by another. The nature of communication is both one-way and two-way, in that the transmitter of information acts at the same time as an independent source of information and as a participant in the sharing of information between himself and the recipient.[1] Communication involves much more than simply an output of information; the way in which the recipient(s) perceives and interprets the information given out by the sender is equally important in determining what is taken away from communication. The term communication dates back to the fifteenth century in the phrase “making common,” which referred to “a wide variety of practices that establish commonality.”[2]
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