Communication

“Communication is the imparting, conveying, or exchange of ideas, knowledge, information and the like by mean of mechanical or electronic speech, writing or signs.” (De Janasz 2006) This process is when we assign and convey a meaning to create a shared understanding message between the receipents. As I communicate with others in my personal life and business life I use the skills of listening, observing, speaking, questioning, and evaluating. Communication is a process that often breaks down. This leads to many problems in both giving and receiving messages. These break downs can occur not only in our verbal communication, but also in non-verbal communication. When barriers exist it can often lead to awkward, embarrassing, and confusing situations. When communication fails we must look at why, whether it be as simple as the words being misunderstood or the hand gestures not in sync with the verbal outlay that preceded them. Throughout this essay it will become apparent that attempts to communicate are not always effective, and the barriers that make this difficult are often vague and inconsistent. Communication can occur via various processes and methods and depending on the channel used and style of communication there can be various types of communication. Verbal Communication, nonverbal-communication, formal communication, and informal communication. Verbal communication is divided into two types. Written communication and oral communication Nonverbal communication: includes body language of the person who speaking to us which will include the body posture the hand gestures and overall body movement. Facial expressions also play a major role while the communication since the expression on the person face says a lot about their mood and in the other hand gestures like a handshake, smile or hug can independently covey emotion. Nonverbal can also be in the form of pictorial representation signboards or even photograph captions and pointing. Feedback is