Based on the model of communication, a speaker's intended meaning can be distorted. Consider the following dialogue. Nutrition counselor: Tell me what you ate yesterday.
Client: I ate horribly.
How should the nutrition counselor respond to ensure there are no distortions to the message through the decoding process ?

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Based on the model of communication, a speaker's intended meaning can be distorted. Consider the following dialogue. Nutrition counselor: Tell me what you ate yesterday.
Client: I ate horribly.    
How should the nutrition counselor respond to ensure there are no distortions to the message through the decoding process ?

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The nutrition counselor should ask the client to elaborate to get a better understanding of what they mean by "ate horribly." This prevents any assumptions or misinterpretations on the part of the counselor.

Based on the Model of Communication, a Speaker's Intended Meaning