MODES OF

COMMUNICATION
Communication modes refers to the channel through which
one expresses his/her communicative intent.
Modes of communication
can be done through:

• Face-to-face interaction
• Video
• Audio
• Text-based
1. Face-to-face interaction
– It is an informal or casual conversation between two
or more people.
– People engage in social conversation to establish
relationships or maintain them.
– One advantage of face-to-face interaction is that you
are able to note visual cues through facial
expressions, gestures, movements, or even objects or
realia.
 “BE BRAVE ENOUGH
TO START A
CONVERSATION THAT
MATTERS”
- DAU VOIRE
How to start a
conversation?

• Focus on what you

experience at the moment.
• Topics should be sufficient.
Topic initiation should be
followed:

• Topic maintenance
• Topic change or shift
• Topic closure
 Advantage of Face-to-face
Communication:
• Effective communication
• Instant feedback
• Informal and direct
• Confidential
• Delicate situation
• Useful for interviews
 Disadvantages of face-to-
face Communication
• Unsuitable for some people
• Unsuitable for large audience
• Unsuitable for large organization
• Not accountable
• Low legal and reference value
• Poor retention by the listener
 “ALL SOCIAL CHANGE
BEGINS WITH A
CONVERSATION” –
MARGARET J. WHEATLEY
 “MEANING IS MADE IN CONVERSATION,
REALITY IS CREATED IN COMMUNICATION,
AND KNOWLEDGE IS GENERATED
THROUGH SOCIAL INTERACTION…
LANGUAGE IS THE VEHICLE THROUGH
WHICH WE CREATE OUR UNDERSTANDING
OF THE WORLD.”
- DIANA WHEATLY
2. Video
• This mode could be very effective especially for people
separated by distance.
• Web camera and etc. are used so that two or more people who
cannot interact face-to-face can communicate.
• The disadvantage of this mode is the time zone difference
between countries.
Type of Communication
• Video calling
• Video conference
• Telepresence
• Video sharing
 Advantages of Video
Communication
• Reduces travel cost
• Enhances teamwork
• Improve communication
• More flexible
• Increase productivity
 Disadvantages of Video
Communication
• Can be harder to focus
• Time delay between responses
• The technology can fail
• Audio quality is poor
3. Audio
• It means transmitted sound.
• In this communication, only the voice of the speaker is
heard.
• No personal interaction.
• The disadvantage of this mode is when you listening to
people with different accents.
Types of Audio Communication

• Cell phones and Smartphones

• Voice over internet protocol
• Conference phones
• Conferencing services
• Google voice
 Advantages of Audio
Communication

• Easier to remember
• Helps keep mistakes at a minimum
• Easier to explain or put things in perspective
 Disadvantages of Audio
Communication
• It’s easier to lose focus
• Requires a well designed presentation or material
• Participants might pay more attention to the
graphics than the audio
4. Text-based

• Social networking sites offer text-based interaction.

• It has a wider reach and can disseminate information for
bigger audience quickly.
• The disadvantage of this is it cannot provide actual
representation of things being said or discussed.
 Advantage of Text-based
Communication

• Privacy
• Multiple conversation with multiple people
simultaneously
• Allows people to be bold and expressive
• Respond in most convenient way
 Disadvantage of Text-based
Communication

• More prone to accident

• Can be misunderstood
• Some cannot easily understand shorthand and
abbreviations
• Limitation on characters that can be sent
 PINOYS TOP SOCIAL MEDIA USERS
According to study
By Miguel R. Camus

• Filipinos spend more time on social media sites than anyone

else in the world going online roughly 4 hours and 17 minutes a
day.
• Filipinos spend most of their online time on sites such as
facebook, snapchat and twitter.
 US AMONG BOTTOM HALF
• Brazilians and Argentinians followed closely behind spending three hours
and 43 minutes and three hours and 32 minutes on social media,
respectively.
• The united states, where many of these social media players were founded,
is among the bottom half, with Americans spending an average of just two
hours and six second a day. The least active were the Japanese who log on
an average 40 minutes daily.
• ” It’s probably due to the same cultural dynamics that made us the text
messaging capital of the world,” said Ramon Isberto, spokesperson for
telecoms giant PLDT and Smart, referring to mobile text messaging in the
past decade that is now giving way to internet-based applications.
 SLOWEST IN ASIA-PACIFIC
• The Philippines’ social media usage was in stark contrast to its internet
speed. Fixed-broadband speed here is among the slowest in Asia-Pacific,
while mobile connections are among the fastest, according to the most
recent Akamai report.
• There appeared to be a relationship between poor fixed broadband speed
and time spent on social media.
• The Philippines, Brazil, and Argentina have an average fixed-line
broadband speed of 4.2 megabits per second (mbps) 5.5 mpbs and 5
mbps, respectively.
• The fastest was South Korea, with 26.3 mbps, and its citizens just about 1
hour and 11 minutes a day on social media.
 INTERNET USE ON THE RISE

• According to the report, the Philippines’ internet and social media users grew by
over 25 percent, up 13 million and 12 million over last year, respectively.
• Mobile was also a fast-growing platform, accounting for 38 percent of all Web
traffic in the country, up almost a third over 2016.
• The Philippines, so far, had a social media penetration rate of 58 percent, higher
than average of 47 percent Southeast Asia.
• Around the world, the internet users grew 10 percent, or all additional 354
million people, while active social media users jumped 21 percent, or an
additional 482 million.
• Global active netizens using mobile phones and other devices surged 30 percent,
or another 581 million people.
 How are Millennials Driving
Change in the Tech World

• They understand the progress of technology

• They have in-depth knowledge about technology
• They communicate differently
• The tech world is adapting to millennials