What Is Meant By The External Stimuli, The Internal Stimuli And Message?
The external stimuli are the plural of stimulus, which means prompt. What prompts a sender to transmit his message is its stimulus. The external stimuli may be a letter, memo, note, electronic mail, fax, telex, telephone call, a meeting or even a casual conversation. Response to this stimulus or prompt may be oral or written depending on the situation. The internal stimuli have a very complex influence on how a person, sender or receiver, translates ideas into a message. When a person encodes, his own view of the world affects the choices he makes in language. His way of communication in influenced by his attitudes, opinions, emotions past experiences, likes and dislikes, job status, education and confidence in communication skills. The most important is his ability to analyze his receiver’s culture, needs, skills, viewpoints, experiences, expectations and mental ability. In order to make communication effective, all these aspects of context must be considered. The message is the idea
