Communications Vocabulary

Communications isn't a subject that everyone is well-acquainted with. Meanwhile, Communications is actually something everyone uses. For example, social media are a form of communications, or even simply sharing information is a form of communication. Communications is actually how we process information, how we share it and how we decide to feel about said information. This glossary has 20 words that can help you understand more about Communications. I have chosen these words because they are either very technical or well-known concepts whom are widely used. These 20 words are accompanied by their figure of speech, pronunciations, definitions and have examples of sentences who use these terms. I used Google to find the words and their definitions.

branding: noun; The promotion of a particular product or company by means of advertising and distinctive design.; Example: Online branding.Recognizing that customers want to deal with one company to meet their transportation and logistics needs is quite crucial for online branding.; en: image de marque
channel: noun; A band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.; Example: This argument is also present in Hall's analysis where he points out that 'union representatives regard the Regulations' workforce-wide approach to information and consultation as a threat to 'single channel' union-based representation arrangements where they exist' (2005:125).; en: canal
context: noun; The circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.; Example: Within this context, citizens have now more opportunities for participation in governance apart from voting in elections and this leads to more democratic system.; en: contexte
decoding: noun; Analyze and interpret (a verbal or nonverbal communication or image).; Example: Once readers have mastered the skill of decoding context can be used in order to interpret the meaning of the text.; en: décodage
diegesis: noun; A narrative or plot, typically in a movie.; Example: Consequently, both use diegesis, a basic form of narration that concerns telling and recounting, as opposed to showing or enacting.; en: diégèse
digital literacy: noun; The ability to confidently find, evaluate, create, and communicate information using technology in a safe, ethical, and responsible manner.; Example: Developing digital literacy is essential for navigating modern work, allowing employees to use tools like cloud storage, collaborative software, and online project management systems.; en: culture numérique
feedback: noun; Information about reactions to a product, a person's performance of a task, etc. which is used as a basis for improvement.; Example: However, since it is important that the firm meets it needs they should be kept well-informed and even consulted, possibly through market research or consumer feedback.; en: commentaire
interpersonal: noun; Relating to relationships or communication between people.; Example: In each there are several barriers that have to be overcome, they are shown below: Individual interpersonal - problems with peoples emotions and perceptions Media - using the wrong channel to communicate with employees can lead to confusion and mixed messages.; en: interpersonnel
intrapersonal: adjective; Taking place or existing within the mind.; Example: If children are taught how to think independently and critically than there is a possibility that this could 'counter the tendency in humans towards blind obedience to authority...in situations supporting the promotion of inter and intrapersonnal violence,' (p.122).; en: intrapersonnel
journalism: noun; The activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast.; Example: Nonetheless, most journalists will probably defend this approach by claiming these real-life "case studies" to be imperative for creating lively and engaging journalism, bearing in mind that the media has an obligation to stir up and stimulate public debate.; en: journalisme
mass communication: noun; The imparting or exchanging of information on a large scale to a wide range of people.; Example: Scribner argues that visual means of propaganda were of far more importance than the written word - 'Given its ease of production, the popular woodcut has far more claims to being the first item of mass communication than the elite form of the printed book.".; en: communication de masse
mass media: noun; The main means of mass communication, such as broadcasting, publishing, and the internet, considered collectively.; Example: Though emphasizing her primary responsibility to the children and home, the mass media's simultaneous projection of glamorous, idealized images of femininity revealed a confusing discourse on where a wife's priorities lay.; en: médias de masse
nonverbal: noun; Not involving or using words or speech.; Example: Detecting deceit via analyses of verbal and nonverbal behaviour in children and adults.; en: non verbal
paralanguage: noun; The nonlexical component of communication by speech, for example intonation, pitch and speed of speaking, hesitation noises, gesture, and facial expression.; Example: It is apparent that the element of paralanguage is consistent throughout the advertisement.; en: paralangue
public relations: noun; The professional maintenance of a favorable public image by a company or other organization or a famous person.; Example: Promotion decisions involves advertising, personal selling, public relations, etc.; en: relations publiques
rhetoric: noun; The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing, especially the use of figures of speech and other compositional techniques.; Example: Through argument and rethoric, Descartes sets out on a quest to prove to his readers that mind and body are separate and distinct, God exists and that what we clearly and distinctly perceive is true.; en: rhétorique
storytelling: noun; The activity of telling or writing stories.; Example: All the characters exist and find their identity in storytelling, a discourse which gives them order, meaning and coherence in the midst of an unstable confused world.; en: narration
subtext: noun; An underlying and often distinct theme in a piece of writing or conversation.; Example: The mosaic of other Handmaid's stories not only provides a "sad subtext to Offred's survival narrative" but allows Offred to pass moral judgement on Gileadean social practices through her reflection.; en: sous-texte
telecommunications: noun; The branch of technology concerned with communication over a distance by means of the internet, telephone, radio, television, etc., or formerly cable or telegraph.; Example: This reflects the 'glitzy, Internet surfing, structurally integrated world of global finance, production, trade and telecommunications, populated primarily by men and associated with western capitalism masculinity'.; en: télécommunications
verbal: noun; Relating to or in the form of words.; Example: Two narrators are competing; Jim as a 'verbal' narrator since he is still given a voice and Robinson as a 'silent' narrator since he is no longer narrating his story but his fictional autobiography, Defoe's novel, is still present in the reader's mind.; en: verbale