Communication and Types of
Communication
Blog by: Rochelyn Rose Ybañez
Communication (from Latin communicare, meaning "to
share") is the act of conveying meanings from one entity or group to another through the use of mutually understood signs, symbols, and semiotic rules.
There are Four Types of Communication:
1. Visual
Communication
is something that can be achieved through sight. It can be
anything like eye contact, map, chart, facial expression, signals, and poster.
You can also include the graphics, books, animation, illustration, painting,
interactive web design, advertising,and the short film. All these come with a
message in a beautiful way. These can be more impressive than the words.
Examples:
Concepts
Visualizations
designed to communicate an idea without words. For example, a pictogram for a
sign that is designed to convey safety information to people of any language.
Art
Things
designed to be visually appealing such as art, architecture and cities.
2.
Written Communication
refers to the process of conveying a message
through the written symbols. In other words, any message exchanged between two
or more persons that make use of written words is called as written
communication.
Examples of written communications generally used with clients
or other businesses include:
- Email
- Internet websites
- Letters
- Proposals
- Telegrams
- Faxes
- Postcards
- Contracts
- Advertisements
- Brochures
- News releases
3. Verbal
Communication
refers to
the use of sounds and language to relay a message. It serves as a vehicle for
expressing desires, ideas and concepts and is vital to the processes of
learning and teaching. In combination with nonverbal forms of communication,
verbal communication acts as the primary tool for expression between two or
more people.
To make things clearer, here are some examples of situations in
which people communicate verbally.
1. Two
people smile at each other at a party. They want to get to know each other so
they start chatting. This is an example of informal verbal communication,
though no doubt both people will try to be polite to each other.
2. Someone
is going to be late for work, so they phone their boss to let them know. Here,
verbal communication is likely to be relatively formal and polite – and it may
well be apologetic as well.
3. Someone
is having a hard time in their life, so they call round to a friend’s house to
talk it through face to face. Here, emotions are being shared by means of
verbal communication. People often prefer to talk face to face with this kind
of verbal communication rather than over the phone because there is something
warm and comforting about being in the caring presence of another human being.
4. A
lecturer in a lecture hall explains a topic to their students using just the
power of their voice. Here, verbal communication is being used in order to
share information.
5. An
opera singer sings a classic aria, giving feeling to the words with the beauty
of their voice and vocal range. In this example, we see how it is the quality
of the voice that can often give additional depth and meaning to the words when
verbal communication is taking place.
6. A
teacher interacts with children in their class, explaining topics in various
different ways until everyone understands. This is another example in which
verbal communication has a key goal – educating people.
7. Someone
purchases a new product and does not know how to use it, so they call the
customer support line for some verbal advice. Information is being asked for
and given in this scenario – hopefully at least.
8. A
group of colleagues meet in a board room to share information about their
company’s finances. This is another example of formal verbal communication,
where information is shared in a formalized context.
9. Someone
spots a thief breaking in to a nearby shops and calls the police with the time
and location of the crime. Here, verbal communication needs to be concise,
accurate and informative.
10. Two people getting married recite
their vows to each other as part of the ceremony. This is a very interesting
example of verbal communication as it demonstrates the power of verbal
communication to make things happen. Here, the couple’s words play a powerful
part in actually making them into a married couple in the eyes of the law.
4. Non-Verbal
Communication
is the process of conveying meaning without the
use of words either written or spoken. In other words, any communication made
between two or more persons through the use of facial expressions, hand
movements, body language, postures, and gestures is called as non-verbal
communication.
The following are common examples of
non-verbal communication.
· Body Language
such as
facial expressions, posture and gestures.
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