The different categories of communication are:
Verbal Communication: This includes face-to-face or radio and television based communication.
Non-Verbal Communication: This includes body language, an gestures.
Written Communication: This includes letters, books, e-mails, magazines etc.
2. Types of communication
The different categories of communication are:
Verbal Communication: This includes face-
to-face or radio and television based
communication.
Non-Verbal Communication: This includes
body language, an gestures.
Written Communication: This includes
letters, books, e-mails, magazines etc.
Visualizations: This includes
graphs and charts, and other visualizations
to communicate messages.
3. Verbal communication
It refers to Interpersonal communication
which involves explicit meaning of words, the
information or message conveyed
Effective verbal communication will rely on a
number of factors along with some
interpersonal skills like non-verbal
communication and listening skills .
Effective verbal communication can only
happen with Clarity of speech, focus,
politeness ,etiquette etc.
4. Non Verbal communication
It refers to implicit messages, that are
expressed through non-verbal behaviours.
These could be intentional or non intentional
These include facial expressions, gestures
body language (kinesics), tone and pitch of
the voice, and the physical distance between
the communicators (proxemics).
5. Non verbal communication
These non-verbal signals can add or
enhance the spoken (verbal) communication
with the help of adding more information.
For example, a communicator may nod his
head when saying "Yes" to stress that he
agrees with the other person.
Non verbal communication helps convey
information about the emotional state.
6. Non verbal communication
The major types of non-verbal
communications include the following:
Body Movements (Kinesics)
Posture
Eye Contact
Para-language
Closeness or Personal Space (Proxemics)
Facial Expressions
Physiological Changes
7. Written communication
Writing skills allow the communicator to send
the message with clarity .
Written communication can cater to a large
set of audience.
This could be a report, plan,CV etc
Correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
are key in written communications.
8. Pictures, Graphs, Bar
diagrams
A good graph or chart could communicate
many paragraphs of words.
Graphs have two axes, the horizontal or x-
axis, and the vertical or y-axis which show
numbers.
The numbers on the y-axis and the x- axis ,
start at 0 and move upwards horizontally or
vertically.
9. Types of charts
The four major types of charts are line
graphs, bar graphs, Cartesian graphs and pie
charts.
Bar graphs show bars which portray
numbers which are independent of each
other.
Pie charts show the whole circle divided into
different parts.
10. Types of charts
Line graphs show you how numbers have
changed over time or to show the trends of a
variable .
Cartesian graphs have numbers on both
axes, and can show the changes in one
variable and its affect on the another.