COMMUNICATION

Communication is the activity of conveying

meaningful information.

WHAT DOES IT REQUIRE TO BE AN EFFECTIVE

COMMUNICATION ?

Communication requires:

…although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication;

a messagea senderan

intended recipient

THUS Communication can occur across vast distances in time and space.

Human communicationNonverbal communication Visual communication

Oral communicationNonhuman communication Animal communication

KINDS OF COMMUNICATION

Verbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication

Formal Communication

Informal communication requires two people to have a similar wavelength and hence occurs between friends and family. Informal communication does not have any rigid rules and guidelines.

The oral communication refers to the spoken words in the communication process. Oral communication can either be face-to-face communication or a conversation over the phone or on the voice chat over the Internet.

Non-verbal communication includes the overall body language of the person who is speaking, which will include the body posture, the hand gestures, and overall body movements.

Formal communication includes all the instances where communication has to occur in a set formal format.

Informal Communication

FORMAL OR INFORMAL ?

EXERCISEThe following sentences are mixed formal and informal. Say F (formal) or I (informal) in the brackets after each sentence.

a. The project will be completed next year. [ F]b. I showed that his arguments didn’t hold water. [ I]c. I wonder why he put up with those terrible conditions for so long. [I ]d. Five more tests will be necessary before the experiment can be concluded. [F ]e. It is possible to consider the results from a different viewpoint. [ F]f. It has been proved that the arguments so far are without foundation. [F ]g. He’ll have to do another five tests before he can stop the experiment. [ I]h. It is not clear why such terrible conditions were tolerated for so long. [ F]i. There are a number of reasons why the questionnaire should be revised. [ F]

SOUNDS COMMUNICATES SOMETHING TO US…

Means of communication…

• “Communication works for those who work at it.”

John Powell

COMMUNICATION QUOTES

• “The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives”

Anthony Robbins

• “Communication is depositing a part of yourself in another person.”

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Thank you for your attention ….

Worked by : Silvana Vertopi Erlinda Lame Marinela Çelmeta