The Levels Of Communication

What are the levels of Communication
Intrapersonal Communication - A neuro-physiological activity which involves somemental interviews for the purposes of information processing and decision making.

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Interpersonal Communication - Occurs when you communicate on a one-to-onebasis usually in an informal, unstructured setting. It occurs mostly between twopeople, though it may include more than two.

Group Communication - Form of communication occurs among a small number ofpeople for the purpose of solving problem. The group must be small enough so thateach other member has a chance to interact to each other.

Public Communication - Here, the speaker sends a message to an audience. Thespeaker usually delivers a highly structured message, using the some channels as ininter-personal or small-group communication.

Mass Communication - A means of disseminating information or message to large,anonymous and scattered heterogeneous masses of receivers which may be farremoved from the message sources through the use of sophisticated equipment.

Intrapersonal communication refers to communication with the self. It may be silentor verbal type of communication. Intrapersonal type of communicationapproximates with the thinking process, in which the person consciously sendsinformation to himself/herself in order to analyze a situation. This communicationstrategy is particularly useful when someone has to make important life decisions or is facing a conflicting situation. “Positive self talk” is a type of intrapersonal communication that can be used as a tool to improve the nurses or client's healthand self-esteem. Interpersonal Communication refers to one-to-one interaction between two personsthat often occurs face to face. The purpose of interpersonal communication is toshare information, opinion, ideas, and so on.

Transpersonal Communication is the communication that occurs within a person'sspiritual domain is referred as transpersonal communication. The purpose oftranspersonal communication is to realize self-hood, enhance spirituality, and answerthe questions that are spiritual in nature.

Small-group Communication is the type or level of communication takes place withina small group. The purpose of small-group communication is to communicateinformation that is of common interest to group members or sometimes to know theopinions of group members to arrive at a decision.

Public Communication is usually considered as a large group of people or laypersonswith a vast difference in a number of factors, e.g., socioeconomic status, literacylevel, occupation, and habitat. Communication to public serves some purposes thatbenefit the common man (e.g., health education) or sometimes to make requests orto get favors from the public in general elections. Public communication requiresspecial communication skills as the size of the group is very large with so manydifferences among the group members as described earlier. There is a need tomaintain different types of eye contact with the public, gestures, and voices, andmedia materials should be used to communicate messages effectively. Social communication is the communication that takes place in the social context.Being a social animal, human beings establish relationship with other people toaccomplish several purposes throughout their life span. In order to keep these socialrelations alive and being social, one has to communicate with others. Source: 2013 Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. Review in Communication Process. A-8(A),Sector 62, Knowledge Boulevard, 7th Floor, NOIDA 201 309, India

Interpersonal Communication - Communication to oneself.
Intrapersonal Communication - Communication between two persons.
Small Group Communication - Communication within a small group of persons.
Organizational Communication - Communication within a formal communication.
Public Communication - Communication of speaker to audience.
Intercultural Communication – Communication between people of different cultures.

Mass Communication – Communication addressed to an extremely large audience,mediated by audio and/or visual means.Source: Michael J. Maher (2011). The Seven Levels of CommunicationDr. Eduardo Bustos Farias
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Levels of Communication Intrapersonal (internal conversations; talking to yourself) Interpersonal >Working together(task goal) >Strengthening relations (maintenance goal) Group/Team to achieve greateroutput Organizational >Groups and teams working together within supporting structure>The organization addressing its internal audiences Public >The organization addressingits external audiencesSource:http:// forckren/4- Dr. Eduardo Bustos Farías communication-levels-8657616 Intrapersonal Communication – A type of communication a person has with himself. Witha prefixintra which means within.

Interpersonal Communication – A communication that takes place between twopeople. Varies depending on the relationship between the two individuals.

Group Communication – When three or more individuals who have the same goalsinteract formally or informally. Public Communication – takes place when one or more individuals communicate with alarger group in a more one-directional
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Mass Communication – Occurs when extremely large groups receive information