The participants in the communication process are primarily the sender and the receiver. The sender is the person who creates and delivers the message, while the receiver is the person who receives and interprets the message. These participants engage in a dynamic exchange where the sender encodes a message (turns thoughts into communicable content) and sends it through a chosen channel, and the receiver decodes (interprets) the message to understand it
. In some models, communication is seen as a two-way process where the receiver also provides feedback to the sender, completing the interaction loop and ensuring the message was understood as intended
. Thus, the key participants are:
- Sender : Originator of the message
- Receiver : Recipient and interpreter of the message
- (Optional) Feedback provider : Usually the receiver responding back to the sender
These roles can be filled by individuals, groups, or institutions depending on the communication context
. In summary, the participants in the communication process are the sender and receiver, who exchange messages through encoding, transmission, decoding, and feedback mechanisms to achieve understanding
