Reason for Communicating

Without communication survival would be difficult, if not impossible. The primitive message a baby transmits when crying is enough to alert the receiver to attempt to decode the message. This would be done by attemts to discover whether the cry being made owing to perhaps pain.

Process of Communication

1. Conceives the message.

2. Encodes the message.

3. Select the medium.

4. Decode the message.

5. Interpret the message.

6. Feedback.

How Do We Communicate ?

Advantages of written communication.

• A record is avaiable.
  

• Transmission is flexible.

• Serves a variety of purposes.

• Can be duplicated.

Disadvantages of written communication.

• Time.

• Expense.

• No immediate feedback.

• Exchanges takes more time.

Advantages of Oral/Audible communication.

• Direct.

• Instant feedback.

Disadvantages of Oral/Audible communication.

• Lack of control.

• No time to think.

Advantages of Visual communication.

• Reinforces oral communication.

• Enhances oral communication.

Disadvantages of Visual communication.

• Difficult to interpret without the written or spoken word.

• Often needs good body language.