MODES OF

COMMUNICATION
 INTRODUCTION
• Communication generally draws on multiple modes, such as vocalization,
speech, gesture and symbols and is referred to as multimodal.
MAJOR FORMS OF COMMUNICATION
• These are the 6 forms of communication:
1.Intrapersonal Communication
2.Interpersonal Communication
3.Dyadic Communication
4.Small Group Communication
5.Public Communication
6.Mass Communication
Intrapersonal Communication
• communication happens within the person. Hence, there is no feedback
and/ or feedbacks are not interrupted.

• Example: A person can communicate himself through praying.

 Interpersonal
Communication
• communication happens between a group of persons.

• Example: Ana is talking to Mrs. Maricar with regards to the school

requirements.
Dyadic Communication
• communication happens between two persons. Either way, the source
become the receiver and vice versa because of the dynamic and
spontaneous flow of discourse.
• One of the best examples of dyadic communication is between a patient
and a doctor.
 Small Group
Communication
• this communication usually happens in an organizational communication
and involves more than two individuals.
Public Communication
• this communication is a one-way type of model of communication as it
no longer requires the feedback of the receiver or the audience.
• The message of the speaker will be sent to a huge number of audiences.
For instance, public speaking like the State of the Nation Address (SONA)
of the president.
Mass Communication
• this involves a large number of people and requires a tool to help
disseminating the information.
• This also no longer requires feedback from the audience to the source.
For instance, television news and advertisement.
• For that they need media like Newspaper, Radio, Television and Internet.
 MAJOR TYPES OF COMMUNICATION
• Communication is a natural phenomenon that occurs between a person
and group of person and purposely interacting and exchanging ideas

• Do you know that even if you do not utter a word, you are still
communicating?
• Generally, there are two types of communication………….
 VERBAL COMMUNICATION
• Is a type of communication where we use spoken and written words to get
our message and information across to the other person .
• Ex; such as speaking to another person over the telephone, face to face
discussions, interviews, debates, presentations and so on..

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATIONS
-transfer of information from one person to another
without the use of words or spoken language.
Communication mode
• refers to the channel through which one expresses his/her communicative
intent. It is the medium through which one conveys his/her thoughts
 TRADITIONAL MODES OF
COMMUNICATION
• Face-to-face communication is the most common and widely used mode
of communicating. This includes casual conversation between two or
more people and business meetings.