Communication

What is Communication? Communication (from Latin commūnicāre, meaning "to share" [1]) is the activity of conveying information through the exchange of thoughts, messages, or information, as by speech, visuals, signals, writing, or behavior. It is the meaningful exchange of information between two or a group of people. Pragmatics defines communication as any sign-mediated interaction that follows combinatorial, context-specific and content-coherent rules. Communicative competence designates the capability to install intersubjective interactions, which means that communication is an inherent social interaction. One definition of communication is “any act by which one person gives to or receives from another person information about that person's needs, desires, perceptions, knowledge, or affective states. Communication may be intentional or unintentional, may involve conventional or unconventional signals, may take linguistic or non-linguistic forms, and may occur through spoken or other modes.” [2]

The Communication Process Medium Barrier SENDER (encodes) Barrier RECEIVER (decodes) Feedback/Response

Barriers to communication Noise Inappropriate medium Assumptions/Misconceptions Emotions Language differences Poor listening skills Distractions

Types of Communication INTRAPERSONAL COMMUNAICATION INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION GROUP COMMUNICATION ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION MASS COMMUNICATION

Intrapersonal communication

Intrapersonal communication This takes place within the individual. Sender = Our relevant organ. Receiver = Our brain. Feed back by brain. For Example Prayers, Medition.

Interpersonal communication

Interpersonal communication Communication at this level refers to the sharing of information among people Intrapersonal communication can be formal or informal. For eg. The interaction with family members , friends and different kind of people. It depends upon variety of factors like , psychology of two parties , relation between them.

Group Communication

Group Communication More often people are seen exchanging views with almost all the participants enjoying an equal status on one count or the other. Like all the players of a hockey team, class-fellows, doctors, teachers, bureaucrats, politicians, economists etc.

Organizational communication Communication in an organization takes place at different hierarchical levels. It can be divided into mainly two parts INTERNAL OPERATIONAL & EXTERNAL OPERATIONAL...

INTERNAL OPERATIONAL & EXTERNAL OPERATIONAL... All communication that occurs in organization is classified as internal-operational... External-operational Work related communication with people outside the organization is called extra-operational. personal All communication in an organization without purpose is called personal communication..

Mass Communication

Mass Communication Communication through mass media like books , journals , TV , newspapers etc.. For this kind of communication we require a mediator to transmit information.

Characteristics Mass Communication Large reach This communication reach audience scattered over a wide geographical area. Impersonality Largely impersonal as the participants are unknown to each other. Presence of a gatekeeper Mass communication needs additional persons , institutions to convey message from sender to receiver.

Functions of Communication Information Interpret Entertainment Motivation Socialization Debate and Discussion Cultural Promotion

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