Before communicating, the sender must encode the idea that he or she wants to communicate, or put it into some form or code that he or she hopes the other person can understand.

True or False

This makes no sense at all. False, I guess.

Definitely true. We each have a code book (language, etc.) that we use. We need to use that to communicate, hoping that the receiver has a code book that can decode your message. Check out this article:

http://drdavespsychologypage.homestead.com/Communication_Confusion.pdf

True. Before communicating, the sender must encode their ideas or information into a form or code that they believe the receiver will be able to understand. Encoding is the process of converting thoughts, ideas, or messages into a format that can be transmitted through a communication channel. This helps ensure that the intended message is accurately conveyed to the receiver.