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Knowthetypesofcommunication了解和理解沟通类型英语作文
Knowandunderstandthetypesofcommunication
了解和理解沟通类型
Helloreaders!
Weallknowthatstudentlifedemandsalot,communicatingintherightwayisonesuchthing.Ifyouarenotabletoconveyyourpart,thanitisverydifficulttoachievethebestresults.So,hereIampresentingyouthetypesofcommunicationsothatyoucanknowthemandeffectivelyusetheminyourday-to-dayroutineaswell.
Whenitcomestotypesofcommunication,theonewhichneedsutmostattentionisitswrittenform.Allyourassignments,testsandexaminationpapersareexamplesofthesame.Inastudent’scasewrittencommunicationalsodependsuponhowwellheorsheknowsthesubjectoratopicaboutwhichtheyaresupposedtowrite.
Itisbettertostayversedwithallsuchthings.Ifyoufeelyouneedhelpinthisaspect,youcantakeassignmenthelp.Youwillsurelygetalltheneededinformationwiththerightinsighttoyourworkandaptknowledgeatthesametime.Havingtherightknowledgeisalwaysnecessary.
Now,let’sgetintotheoverviewandknowwhatallyouaregoingtoreadinthisarticle:
-Whatiscommunication?
-Processofcommunication
-Typesofcommunication
-7C’sofcommunication
-Whyeffectivecommunicationisnecessary?
-Barrierstoeffectivecommunication
Whatiscommunication?
Beforemovingtothetypesofcommunication,letsknowwhatcommunicationis.Thecommunicationisatwo-wayprocesswhereinthemessageintheformofideas,thoughts,feelings,opinionsistransmittedbetweentwoormorepersonswiththeintentofcreatingasharedunderstanding.
Simply,anactofconveyingintendedinformationandunderstandingfromonepersontoanotheriscalledascommunication.ThetermcommunicationisderivedfromtheLatinword“Communis”whichmeanstoshare.Effectivecommunicationiswhenthemessageconveyedbythesenderisunderstoodbythereceiverinexactlythesamewayasitwasintended.
CommunicationProcess
Yes,thisisthetimetoknowtypesofcommunication,buthowcanweknowthembetterifwedon’tunderstandtheprocessasawhole?
ThisiswhyIamgoingtodiscusscommunicationasaprocessinbrief.Hereitgoes:
Stage1.Sender
senderorthecommunicatoristhepersonwhoinitiatestheconversationandhasconceptualisetheideathatheintendstoconveyittoothers.
Stage2.Encoding
Thesenderbeginswiththeencodingprocesswhereinheusescertainwordsornon-verbalmethodssuchassymbols,signs,bodygestures,etc.totranslatetheinformationintoamessage.Thesender’sknowledge,skills,perception,background,competencies,etc.hasagreatimpactonthesuccessofthemessage.
Stage3.Message
Oncetheencodingisfinished,thesendergetsthemessagethatheintendstoconvey.Themessagecanbewritten,oral,symbolicornon-verbalsuchasbodygestures,silence,sighs,sounds,etc.oranyothersignalthattriggerstheresponseofareceiver.
Stage4.CommunicationChannel
TheSenderchoosesthemediumthroughwhichhewantstoconveyhismessagetotherecipient.Itmustbeselectedcarefullyinordertomakethemessageeffectiveandcorrectlyinterpretedbytherecipient.Thechoiceofmediumdependsontheinterpersonalrelationshipsbetweenthesenderandthereceiverandalsoontheurgencyofthemessagebeingsent.Oral,virtual,written,sound,gesture,etc.aresomeofthecommonlyusedcommunicationmediums.
Stage5.Receiver
Thereceiveristhepersonforwhomthemessageisintendedortargeted.Inallthetypesofcommunication,thereisalwaysareceiver.Hetriestocomprehenditinthebestpossiblemannersuchthatthecommunicationobjectiveisattained.Thedegreetowhichthereceiverdecodesthemessagedependsonhisknowledgeofthesubjectmatter,experience,trustandrelationshipwiththesender.
Stage6.Decoding
Here,thereceiverinterpretsthesender’smessageandtriestounderstanditinthebestpossiblemanner.Aneffectivecommunicationoccursonlyifthereceiverunderstandsthemessageinexactlythesamewayasitwasintendedbythesender.
Stage7.Feedback
TheFeedbackisthefinalstepoftheprocessthatensuresthereceiverhasreceivedthemessageandinterpreteditcorrectlyasitwasintendedbythesender.Thisissomethingwhichisalsoimportantinallthetypesofcommunication.Itincreasestheeffectivenessofthecommunicationasitpermitsthesendertoknowtheefficacyofhismessage.Theresponseofthereceivercanbeverbalornon-verbal.
TypesofCommunication
Finally,herecomesthepointonwhichthisarticleiscentred,i.e.,thetypesofcommunication.Whenitcomestothecategorisation,communicationisclassifiedondifferentbasis.Therearetypesofcommunicationonthebasisofwhereitisimparted.Also,wehavetypesofcommunicationonthegroundsofhowitisimparted,
Thecommunicationistheimportantfactorforthecommercialsuccessofanybusiness.Theorganisationalhierarchyalsodecidesthetypeofchannelthroughwhichthecommunicationpasses.
Onthebasisofthestatusofindividualsinvolvedinthecommunicationprocessandtheurgencyofthemessagetobesent,thetypesofcommunicationare:
1.FormalCommunication
2.InformalCommunication
1.FormalCommunication
Thefirstoneamongthetypesofcommunicationisformalcommunication.Itistheexchangeofofficialinformationthatflowsalongthedifferentlevelsoftheorganizationalhierarchyandconformstotheprescribedprofessionalrules,policy,standards,processesandregulationsoftheorganization.
Theformalcommunicationfollowsaproperpredefinedchannelofcommunicationandisdeliberatelycontrolled.Itisgovernedbythechainofcommandandcomplieswithalltheorganizationalconventionalrules.Intheorganizationalsetuptheformalcommunicationcanobserveanyofthefollowingforms:
Herethetypesofcommunicationinformalsense:
a)DownwardCommunication
b)Thedownwardcommunicationiswhentheinformationpassesfromthemanagementleveltothesubordinatelevel.Thisisthemostcommonformofformalcommunicationwhereincommunicationflowsdownwards,i.e.fromthepeopleoccupyingtoppositionsintheorganisationtothepeopleatlowerlevels.
Itmainlyincludesordersandinstructionsandcaneitherbewrittenororaldependingontheimportanceofthemessageandalsothestatusofindividualsinvolvedinthecommunicationprocess.Reports,emails,letters,manuals,etc.arethecommonlyusedcommunicationtools.
c)UpwardCommunication
Theupwardcommunicationiswhenthemessagepassesfromthesubordinateleveltothemanagementlevel.Here,thecommunicationflowsupwardsi.e.fromthesubordinatestothemanagersintheformofrequest,reports,suggestions,complaints,andinstructions.
d)LateralorHorizontalCommunication
HorizontalcommunicationmeanswhentheCo-workerswithdifferentareasofresponsibilities,butatthesamelevelintheorganizationcommunicatewitheachother.Thecommunicationbetweenthemanagersofadifferentdepartment,suchasmarketing,finance,production,HR,isthebestexampleofhorizontalcommunication.
e)CrosswiseCommunication
Whentheemployeesofdifferentdepartmentsatdifferentlevelscommunicatewitheachotherirrespectiveofthechainofcommand,thenthecommunicationissaidtobeadiagonaloracross-wisecommunication.Thecommunicationbetweenthefloormanagerandthesalesteamistheexampleofdiagonalcommunication.
Beingastudent,yourformalcommunicationalsoincludestheVIVAs,numerousassignmentsandothersuchthings.Ifyouwanttogiveyourbestinit,learnandunderstandyourcoursewell.Ifyouwantsomeonetohelpinthisaspect,youcanalsogoforonlineassignmenthelp.
Now,let’smovetotheNo.2inthelistoftypesofcommunication:
2.InformalCommunication
Thesecondinthelistoftypesofcommunicationisinformalone.Itistheunofficialformofcommunicationwhereintheinformationisexchangedspontaneouslybetweentwoormorepersonswithoutconformingtheprescribedofficialrules,processes,system,formalitiesandchainofcommand.
Theinformalcommunicationsarebasedonthepersonalorinformalrelationssuchasfriends,peers,family,clubmembers,etc.andthusisfreefromtheorganizationalconventionalrulesandotherformalities.Inthebusinesscontext,
Theinformalcommunicationischaracterizedbyanindefinitechannelofcommunication,whichmeansthereisnodefinitechainofcommandthroughwhichtheinformationflows.Hence,theinformationcanflowfromanywhere.Oftensuchcommunicationarisesoutofthesocialrelationsthatanindividualcreateswithotherpersonsonthebasisofcommoninterest,likesordislikes.
Therearefourtypesofcommunicationininformalsense:
SingleStrandChain
GossipChain
ProbabilityChain
ClusterChain
Thegossipintheorganizationisthebestexampleofinformalcommunication,whereintheemployeesofdifferentdepartmentirrespectiveoftheirhierarchicalpositionscometogetherandcommunicatewitheachother.Thegrapevinesatisfiesthesocialneedsofpeopleandsmoothenstheformalrelationsbyfillinginthegapsandevenbringtogetherdifferentpeoplewhodonotfallunderthecommonchainofcommand.
Further,thereareseveralformsofcommunicationthattheindividualsusetogivesomepatternorexpressiontotheirmessagessuchthatitiseasilyunderstoodbyall.Hereisadistinctionorcategorizationonthisbasis:
Themostcommontypesofcommunicationonthebasisofhowmessagesareexpressed
I)VerbalCommunication
Hereisthefirstinthislistoftypesofcommunication.Verbalcommunicationis,whereinyouspeakyoursubjectmatter,andotherslistentoitcarefullyandtrytoassociatemeaningwithi