Question: what are the steps of neural communication?
Answer: action potential generated near the soma. Travels very fast down the axon. ... 
vesicles fuse with the pre-synaptic membrane. As they fuse, they release their contents (neurotransmitters).
Neurotransmitters flow into the synaptic cleft. ... 
Now you have a neurotransmitter free in the synaptic cleft.