Methods of communication

• What is communication? what are it's types?

  Communication is a process which involves sharing of information, opinions, ideas and beliefs between two or more people through a continuous activity of listening, speaking and understanding
• What is verbal communication?

  Verbal communication is the most popular means of sharing information or ideas. People use words to exchange thoughts and feelings
• What are the two primary mediums of Verbal communication?

  The two primary mediums of verbal communication are oral and written communication
• What is oral communication?


  Oral communication is the most popular medium of communication. It refers to spoken words being used to convey a message.

  It can be done either by mechanical devices such as telephones, tape recorders, face to face interactions

  More formal ways include presentations at business meetings, classroom lectures and commencement speeches given at graduation ceremonies, etc.
• When in oral communication used?

  Oral communication is mainly used to inform or influence people to do something. Spoken words can bring warmth and friendliness. However, oral communication requires attentiveness and acceptance
• What are the factors to improve communicational skills?

  Speech

  Vocabulary

  Rythm

  Tone

  Pitch
• Name a few tips to improve oral communication?

  Read out loud

  Make audio or video recordings of your reading, take notes of areas where you need to work on

  Talk to people in a manner that shows interest

  Take part in activities which involve public speaking
• What is written communication? How is it more reliable than speech?

  Written communication means communicating through written words. Writing is more reliable than speech as it creates a permanent record of evidence and can be saved for later use.
• What are interpersonal and intrapersonal communication?

  Intrapersonal communication:

  Intrapersonal communication is extremely private. It includes the silent conversations we have with ourselves. We simultaneously switch roles between a sender and a receiver.

  interpersonal communication:

  In this communication, information is exchanged between two individuals. For effective communication, the individuals interchange their roles of sender and receiver repeatedly.
• What are the types of interpersonal communication?

  Dyadic

  Small group

  Public
• What are the functions of verbal communication?

  Helps us maintain relationships

  Helps us organize complex ideas and experiences into meaningful sentences

  Helps us define reality

  Helps us think

  Can be used to reward and punish