3 Forms of Communication

Forms of Communication
Enduring Understanding
 Every day of our lives, we deal with

people, we communicate with people—
with family, with friends, with teachers,
with colleagues, even with strangers.
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 We communicate in a variety of ways.

 But we have to remember that our success
or failure in the communication process
may depend on which among these ways
to use at any given communicative context
to maximize our success.
 As Barry and Fulmer (2004) suggest, the key to

effective communication is to match the
communication channel with the goal of the
message.
 Spoken communication makes more sense when
the sender is conveying a sensitive or emotional
message, needs feedback immediately, and does
not need a permanent record of the conversation.
 Written media may be a better choice when the

sender:
 wants a record of the content,
 has less urgency for a response,
 is physically separated from the receiver,
 doesn’t require a lot of feedback from the receiver,
 or when the message is complicated and may take
some time to understand.”
General Forms of Communication

1. Verbal Communication— refers to the
sharing of information, ideas, thoughts,
and feelings between individuals using
speech or spoken communication.

 Examples of verbal communication are

face-to-face conversations, telephone
conversations, video chat, speech
delivery, and television and radio
broadcasts.

 Conversation is said to be the most

common form of verbal communication
because we do this in our day-to-day
interaction with others.

Types of Conversation (Angel, 2016)

1. Dialogue is a cooperative, two-way
conversation. The goal is for participants to
exchange information and build relationships
with one another.
Example:
• Two undecided voters talking to each other about the
candidates, trying to figure out who they want to vote for.

2. Debate is a competitive, two-way conversation. The
goal is to win an argument or convince someone,
such as the other participant or third-party
observers.
Example:
• Two family members from opposite sides of the political
spectrum arguing over politics.

3. Discourse is a cooperative, one-way
conversation. The goal is to deliver
information from the speaker to the listeners.
Example:
• A professor giving a lecture on international politics.

4. Diatribe is a competitive, one-way conversation. The
goal is to express emotions, browbeat those that disagree
with you, and/or inspire those that share the same
perspective.
Example:
• A disgruntled voter venting about the election’s outcome.
EnduriEnduring Understanding
Some Suggestions for Effective Verbal

Communication
1. Know your audience
2. Know your topic
3. Plan your presentation
4. Be familiar with the venue


2. Non-verbal Communication— refers to the
transmission of a message without the use of
words.
 Instead, the message is conveyed through
gestures, body language, posture, facial
expressions, eye contact, touch, and tone of
voice.
EnduriEnduring Understanding
Non-verbal cues that can enhance or hamper

the effectiveness of verbal communication:
1. Facial Expressions
2. Eye Contact
3. Body Language
4. Posture
5. Space

3. Written Communication
 It refers to the type of communication that uses the
written language.
 It includes the traditional pen and paper letters and
documents, electronic documents, e-mail, SMS or
text messages, memos, written reports, and
everything else transmitted through the written
language.

 Written communication is also
indispensable in formal business
communication and legal documents.


 It also takes a longer time to compose a
written communication compared to
speech, and some people actually struggle
in composing a written communication
because of their writing skill.

3. Other Forms of Communication
3.1. Intrapersonal Communication
McLean (2005) defines intrapersonal
communication as communicating with oneself,
and that may include self-talk, acts of
imagination and visualization, and even recall
and memory. © Baradillo et al. (2018). Purposive

3.2. Interpersonal Communication
• This type of communication refers to the
exchange of ideas, information, feelings,
and attitudes between two or more
people.

3.3. Public Communication
• This refers to the delivery of a message to
a particular group of people, as when a
political candidate delivers a political
campaign speech to the listeners.

3.4. Visual Communication
• This refers to the transmission of
information and ideas using symbols and
images.

3.5. Mass Communication
• Mass communication is a process in which a
person, group of people, or an organization sends
a message through television, radio, print media,
and social media to a large group of anonymous
and heterogeneous people and organizations.

3.6. Computer-Mediated Communication
• Computer-mediated communication is often
referred to as CMC. CMC is “the use of an
application computer to control multimedia
interactive and message-based communication”
(Walters, 1995).

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Forms of Communication

 Every day of our lives, we deal with

© Baradillo et al. (2018). Purposive

 We communicate in a variety of ways.

 As Barry and Fulmer (2004) suggest, the key to

 Written media may be a better choice when the

General Forms of Communication

© Baradillo et al. (2018). Purposive

 Examples of verbal communication are

© Baradillo et al. (2018). Purposive

 Conversation is said to be the most

© Baradillo et al. (2018). Purposive

Types of Conversation (Angel, 2016)

Types of Conversation (Angel, 2016)

Types of Conversation (Angel, 2016)

Types of Conversation (Angel, 2016)

Some Suggestions for Effective Verbal

© Baradillo et al. (2018). Purposive

General Forms of Communication

Non-verbal cues that can enhance or hamper

General Forms of Communication

General Forms of Communication

© Baradillo et al. (2018). Purposive

General Forms of Communication

General Forms of Communication

General Forms of Communication

General Forms of Communication

General Forms of Communication

General Forms of Communication

General Forms of Communication

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