FORMS

OF
COMMUNICATION
Forms of Communication

1. Intrapersonal Communication
2. Dyadic Communication
3. Small Group Communication
4. Public Communication
5. Mass Communication
Intrapersonal

Dyadic

Small group

Public

Mass
Intrapersonal

Dyadic

Small group

Public

Mass
Intrapersonal

Dyadic
Small group

Public

Mass
Intrapersonal

Dyadic

Small group

Public

Mass
Intrapersonal

Dyadic

Small group

Public

Mass
Forms of Communication
1. Intrapersonal Communication
 when we talk about
communication, we usually think
of sending messages to another
person; however communicating
with one’s self is also possible.
 It is the first level of
communication we experience.
 Intra – means “within”
When we will able to
experience this kind of
communication?
we experience this kind of communication
when we meditate, analyze, study and talk
to one’s self.
 You talk to yourself when you
are about to make a decision
and you argue or try to
persuade yourself.
 Sometimes you also do this
when you’re rehearsing a
message you intend to send to
others.
Talking to yourself is normal and necessary.
You are simply engaging in intrapersonal
communication.
Forms of Communication
2. Dyadic Communication
when two people
communicate.
communication take place
through the phone, SMS
messaging or face-to-face
such as interviews, dialogues
or ordinary conversations.
Dyadic Communication
It is through interpersonal communication
that you establish, maintain, restore
and/or end relationships.
 At this level of communication, you
learn about others and hopefully, you
learn about yourself as well.
Forms of Communication
3. Small Group
Communication
 happens when more than
three people are involved.
 this is simply an enlarged
group which usually happens
to solve problems.
Examples:
conferences
business
meetings
symposiums
team meetings
Forms of Communication
4. Public Communication
 happens between one
and several other
people. This large
group of type of
communication
happens in public
speaking.
Public Communication
 in public speaking, the
speaker addresses the
audience to persuade,
inform, entertain, or do
all of three.
 just like the other forms
of communication
requires knowledge and
good communication
skills from the speaker.
Forms of Communication
5. Mass Communication
 happens when you
communicate to an extremely
large audience.
 it usually mediated by audio
and /or visual means.
 the purposes are to entertain,
persuade and/or inform.
How to reach a large audience
in a variety of ways today?
Media and technology are
used to reach a large
audience in a variety of
ways today.
Example: television, radio,
newspaper, recordings,
movies, magazines, comics,
billboards, computers, and
the internet.