For your first discussion post, please examine the 8 Essential Components of Communication from the textbook:

Source, Message, Channel, Receiver, Feedback, Environment, Context, Interference

Define each in your own words briefly by paraphrasing, not quoting what is in the textbook.

Discuss and debate on what would occur if one of these elements was taken out of the process of communication. Highlight the missing element and discuss what its loss would mean to the process.

Your post should be no less than 250 words. At the end of your post, please indicate the word count. If you are using references, please use the proper citation rules.