Types of Communication




Types of communication vary in terms of participants, channels used, and contexts. The five main forms of communication, all of which will be explored in much more detail in this article:

1.      Intrapersonal Communication

2.      Interpersonal Communication

3.      Group Communication

4.      Public Communication

5.      Mass Communication

Intrapersonal Communication is communication with oneself using internal vocalization or reflective thinking. Like other forms of communication, intrapersonal communication is triggered by some internal or external stimulus.

We may, for example, communicate with our self about what we want to eat due to the internal stimulus of hunger, or we may react interpersonally to an event we witness. Unlike other forms of communication, intrapersonal communication takes place only inside our heads.

Intrapersonal communication serves several social functions. Internal vocalization, or talking to ourselves, can help us to achieve or maintain social adjustment. For example, a person may use self-talk to calm himself down in a stressful situation, or a shy person may remind herself to smile during a social event. Intrapersonal communication also helps to build and maintain our self-concept.

Interpersonal Communication is communication between people whose lives mutually influence one another.Interpersonal communication builds, maintain, and ends our relationships, and we spend more time engaged in interpersonal communication than the other forms of communication.

Interpersonal communication can be planned or unplanned.

Interpersonal communication is also more goal oriented than intrapersonal communication.

Group Communication is communication among three or more people interacting to achieve a shared goal. You have likely worked in groups in high school and college.

Public Communication is a sender-focused form of communication in which one person is typically responsible for conveying information to an audience.

Mass Communication Public communication becomes mass communication when it is transmitted to many people through print or electronic media.


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