2. Definition of Communication
the act or process of using words, sounds, signs, or behaviors to
express or exchange information or to express your ideas,
thoughts, feelings, etc., to someone else.
5. Form of Communication
Verbal
Commucation
includes sounds, words, language and speaking.
Language is said to have originated from sounds
and gestures.
Non - Verbal
Communication
involves physical ways of communication, like,
tone of the voice, touch, smell and body motion.
Written
Communication
is writing the words which you want to
communicate. Good written communication is
essential for business purposes.
Visual
Communication
is visual display of information, like topography,
photography, signs, symbols and designs.
6. Barrier to Communication
Noise can be either internal or external
Culture can be a significant impact on communication. Some cultures
are open and supportive of input from employees and a two-
way flow of communication.
Role can create barriers to communication in organizations,
particularly when they involve interactions between
subordinates and superiors.
Misinterpretation happen most commonly in email interactions, it
can also occur over the phone or in face-to-face
conversations.
7. Communicate and Listening Activity
Subject - Verb Agreeement
Subjects and verbs must AGREE with one another in number (singular
or plural). Thus, if a subject is singular, its verb must also be singular; if a
subject is plural, its verb must also be plural.
In present tenses, nouns and verbs form plurals in opposite ways:
nouns ADD an s to the singular form,
BUT
verbs REMOVE an s from the singular form.
9. Preposition
A word (one of the parts of speech and a member of a closed word class) that
shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a
sentence.
about above across after against
along behind below beneath beside
besides between down during except
for from in off on
onto opposite out outside till
to toward under underneath until
with within without
Prepositions don't stand alone. They
work in groups of words that we call
prepositional phrases. A prepositional
phrase begins with a preposition and
ends in a noun. That noun is called the
object of the preposition.
