Welcome to the call Mr. Business, we have called you today in order to update you on your request for a promotion.
Sender: EmployerReceiver: Mr. BusinessChannel: Phone Call
Is now a good time for this call Mr. Business?
*HONK*
I can't hear over all this traffic!
Could you repeat that sir?
Encoding: The employer greets to inform him that he was called to update him on his request for a promotion.Message: Greetings and explanation for the call
As I said, if now is an inopportune time I can call again later even though the content is important
Wait... Off is the right switch or the left?
Decoding: Interperetted the previous message as confirmation of his promotionMessage: Request for feedback on whether or not now is an appropriate time for communicationExterna Noise/Barrier: Car honking, making the employer illegible to Mr. Business
Now is a fine time sir. Please continue telling me about my promotion
Feedback: Asks employer to repeat the statement as he was not able to receive it
Wait please sir! I'll work for the same I promise!
Encoding: Rewords the question in a more informative matterMessage: Repeated previous questionInternal Noise/Barrier: Distracted by whether he left the stove on or not
Decoding: Misinterperets important as good newsFeedback: Mr. Businesses tells him now is fine and tries to progress conversation
Message: Informs that he did not get the promotion and is being fired.Decoding: Thinks he is being fired for asking for a promotionFeedback: Pleads to keep his job at the current pay