Communication is essential to have a normal life. We communicate with friends, family, colleagues etc. At work communication is crucial. Many people think of how many Types of Communication are There. Well for starters there is the verbal communication. Verbal implies oral and written. Oral is the spoken language through words and written means messaging, texting, emails, letters etc. This oral communication is mostly used and is common. Then we have the non verbal communication. This one includes body language and expressive behaviors. Body language counts as much as verbal communication. When talking to a person, we notice also the appearance and gestures. Body language includes : gestures, posture, paralinguistics, haptics, appearance, eye gaze, proxemics, face expressions etc.
Other Types of Communication are : formal and informal. Formal communication is the one that is required at work, at business meetings, social events, gatherings etc. Formal means strict, official and has certain rules. The other type of communication, the informal one is casual, relaxed, it`s the day to day communication we have with friends and family. Communication comes naturally because we learn from little kids how to talk and communicate with others. In order to have a great conversation you need to know some tips and you need to have some communication skills. For example when talking to someone it`s best to ask open ended questions to keep the conversation going, and listen. Listening is one of the most appreciated qualities someone can have.There are many types of communication : we also have software communication, internet communication, sign language etc. People learn how to communicate in another language, we try to adapt and manage to talk to each other, without taking in consideration culture and nation. Communication is essential everywhere you would go.
As a conclusion, these types of communication are the main ones. Communication can be divided in many parts but, these are the most important ones and the ones everybody knows. Body language is probably a more difficult and new thing to get used to, but, is crucial in communicating. We can also have assertive communication, aggressive, passive, and passive aggressive. All these , are types of communication people choose when talking, but not deliberately. Communication has many layers, we just need to focus on the main ones , for now.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:51 am
there we go …