I have missed the bus to school! I need to get the driver's attention.
Hey! Stop! I need to get on the bus!
This music is really good... Am I hearing something? Must be a bird.
I've lost my voice from yelling! He can't hear me now. I will have to get his attention through gestures.
Encoding: Student has missed bus to school and needs to convey that to stop driver.
Why is that guy making gestures? Wait, that's one of the students who goes on this bus! He's asking me to stop.
Channel: Air (through sound)Message: Student alerts driver that he is running behind the bus and needs to get onDecoding: The driver hears, but is unable to identify what the sound is because of the barrier.External Noise/Barrier: The bus driver is listening to music and cannot hear the student.
It's a good thing he saw me. Otherwise I would have been late. He hasn't opened the doors though.
Internal Noise/Barrier: The student has lost his voice and cannot communicate with the driver.Encoding: The student decides he needs to tell the driver to stop through the use of gestures.
Thanks for stopping, Can you open the doors?
No problem, I opened them. Get in so that we can get to the school on time.
Channel: Light (through the use of visible gestures)Message: The student makes gestures telling the driver to stop.Decoding: Drivers sees gestures and realizes that the student wants him to stop the bus.Feedback: The driver responds by stopping the bus.
Sender: StudentReceiver: Driver
Encoding: The student feels thankful that the bus driver stopped for him.
Channel: Air (through sound)Message: The student thanks the driver for stopping and asks him to open the doors for the bus.Decoding: The bus driver understands his message and opens the doors and wants to let him know that he should get in.Feedback: The driver informs the student the doors are open and tells the student to enter.