Why is intercultural communication increasingly important in our society today?

Real or imagined differences between a speaker and an audience, between two groups, or between two people can block effective listening

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

A consumer who publishes on online blog about home products sees a review of a new product on TV. That blogger then posts his commentary about the product on his blog. Readers of the blog read the commentary. The end readers of the blog are then a part of which of the following?

a. two-step flow model of communication b. the sponsor-author model of communication c. the social contact theory d. flow-to-consumer model of communication