3. Communication
Communication is a process of exchanging information, ideas, thoughts, feelings and
emotions through speech, signals, writing, or behavior. In communication process, a
sender encodes a message and then using a channel sends it to the receiver who
decodes the message and after processing information, sends back appropriate
feedback using a channel.
There are various categories of communication:
•Spoken or Verbal Communication:
face-to-face, telephone, radio or television and other media.
•Non-Verbal Communication:
body language, gestures, how we dress or act - even our scent.
•Written Communication:
letters, e-mails, books, magazines, the Internet or via other media.
•Visualizations:
graphs and charts, maps, logos and other visualizations can
communicate messages.
4. Spoken or Verbal Communication
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.
5. Non-Verbal Communication
When we interact with others, we continuously give and receive wordless signals.
All of our nonverbal behaviors and gestures we make, the way we sit, how fast or
how loud we talk, how close we stand, how much eye contact we make and send
strong messages. These messages don't stop when you stop speaking either. Even
when you're silent, you're still communicating nonverbally.
Oftentimes, what comes out of our mouths and what we communicate through
our body language are two totally different things. When faced with these mixed
signals, the listener has to choose whether to believe your verbal or nonverbal
message, and, in most cases, they're going to choose the nonverbal because it's a
natural, unconscious language that broadcasts our true feelings and intentions in
any given moment.
6. Written Communication
The written communication is a form of communication that allows the sender
to transmit a message to a recipient through a physical medium.
7. Visualizations
The visual communication is the transmission of a message via an image that
represents the reality. The visual communication allows to reach the maximum
communicative effect in the shortest possible time, thanks to its strong
power booster, often to its immediate comprehension and ease of storage. It
can occur through different tools such as graphics, painting, writing and video.
Author:
Chiara Gruosso
References:
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