Communication

 Communication is a special process by which we exchange opinions and emotions with other people in the form of ideas,facts, and meanings. The word communication is derived from the Latin words communis and communicare which means common &to share respectively.

Human communication is very complex in nature than that of others. To excel in life one should master the communication skills.

They are LSRW( listening, speaking, reading and writing).Regarding communication, Cross-culture communication is very essential now a days.

Characteristics

There are a lot of characterstics to communication. Eight of them are listed below.

a) communication involve atleast two people

b)It includes transfer of ideas, emotions and facts

c) communication involve understanding (the meaning is properly conveyed)

d) Communication is intentional or unintentional

e)It elicits information and demands action

f) Communication is dynamic

g)It grows and develops systematically

h) Feedback is crucial in communication

Essentials

A good communication should have some essential qualities such as Clarity, completeness, conciseness, consideration, correctness, attentiveness, correct use of body language, objectivity, grapevine effectivity, and feedback.

Types of communication

There are mainly seven types of communication.

One-way and two-way communication,

Verbal and non -verbal communication,

Formal and informal communication,

Inter-personal and intra-personal communication,

Mass communication,

Group communication,

Public communication.

Process of communication

Communication has many basic elements in it's process. They are sender, message,receiver, encoding, transmission, decoding, and feedback of communication.

Barriers of communication

Communication has many barriers like poor expression of communication, faulty transmission of ideas and emotions, indifference and lack of interest in communication, noises among communication, physical factors like deformities and lacks, and people related factors like cultural, religious and regional differences.