TYPES OF COMMUNICATION
Intrapersonal Communication:
It happens within an individual so that both the source and receiver is confined to one
individual. It involves one’s meditation, reflections, contemplations, internal monologues
etc... It is manifested through our thinking or feeling a particular thing. It engages with our
sense of self-consciousness. The sender and the receiver also occupy within the person.
Interpersonal Communication:
Interpersonal communication is a face-to-face communication between two or more persons.
It is one of the most effective forms of communication in which the sender can easily
receive the feedback. It happens in close proximity between those involved in it so that facial
expressions and gestures can help both the sender and receiver add to the vibrancy of this
type of communication. Once the mechanical devices mediate in the communication, it is
called interpersonal mediated communication. There are lot of advantages for the
interpersonal communication. It makes the communication very lively and active as it
happens between two persons in nearness. So, the effectiveness is larger compared to the
other types. In this communication, feedback is very. Interpersonal communication between
likeminded people usually ends up in agreement and can maintain friendly and conducive in
the course of communication.
Group Communication:
Communication among many people in a direct face to face manner is called group
communication. Here, feedback is more difficult to avail compared to interpersonal
communication. The increase in size of the group complicates the process of communication.
In group communication, feedback is slow compared to the interpersonal communication.
The message is passed and spread among a group so that face to face directness is not
properly involved. Students in the class rooms, colleagues in the office, members of a
particular party or organisation etc. involve in the group communication. It shapes a common
opinion of a particular group or community, that entails the important aspect of a democratic
society.
Mass Communication:
We are living in the world of mass communication in which message is sent to a large
number of people. It is very important that the sender has to be careful about the message he
delivers in the process of mass communication as its impact of response and receptivity is
very high. In this form of communication, the length and width of audience is far and wide
cutting across the religious, social and political boundaries. With the help of mass media, all
the events in the world are unfolded in front of our eyes as they occur in any part of the
world. The source cannot predict who the receivers will be and how some people take the
message in to account. Mass communication is widely used for propaganda at the time of
conflicts and war. To spread some particular ideologies too, it is commonly used to misguide
Intrapersonal Communication:
It happens within an individual so that both the source and receiver is confined to one
individual. It involves one’s meditation, reflections, contemplations, internal monologues
etc... It is manifested through our thinking or feeling a particular thing. It engages with our
sense of self-consciousness. The sender and the receiver also occupy within the person.
Interpersonal Communication:
Interpersonal communication is a face-to-face communication between two or more persons.
It is one of the most effective forms of communication in which the sender can easily
receive the feedback. It happens in close proximity between those involved in it so that facial
expressions and gestures can help both the sender and receiver add to the vibrancy of this
type of communication. Once the mechanical devices mediate in the communication, it is
called interpersonal mediated communication. There are lot of advantages for the
interpersonal communication. It makes the communication very lively and active as it
happens between two persons in nearness. So, the effectiveness is larger compared to the
other types. In this communication, feedback is very. Interpersonal communication between
likeminded people usually ends up in agreement and can maintain friendly and conducive in
the course of communication.
Group Communication:
Communication among many people in a direct face to face manner is called group
communication. Here, feedback is more difficult to avail compared to interpersonal
communication. The increase in size of the group complicates the process of communication.
In group communication, feedback is slow compared to the interpersonal communication.
The message is passed and spread among a group so that face to face directness is not
properly involved. Students in the class rooms, colleagues in the office, members of a
particular party or organisation etc. involve in the group communication. It shapes a common
opinion of a particular group or community, that entails the important aspect of a democratic
society.
Mass Communication:
We are living in the world of mass communication in which message is sent to a large
number of people. It is very important that the sender has to be careful about the message he
delivers in the process of mass communication as its impact of response and receptivity is
very high. In this form of communication, the length and width of audience is far and wide
cutting across the religious, social and political boundaries. With the help of mass media, all
the events in the world are unfolded in front of our eyes as they occur in any part of the
world. The source cannot predict who the receivers will be and how some people take the
message in to account. Mass communication is widely used for propaganda at the time of
conflicts and war. To spread some particular ideologies too, it is commonly used to misguide
