5 Important Types of Communication That You Should Know

Communication is the transfer of information from one person to the other person by writing, speaking, and using any other medium. This information may be in the form of image, voice, and text. There are 5 types of communication that we also discuss in this article.

Importance of Communication Skills

In everyday life, communication skills are very important for all of us. Communication skills are most important for Businessmen, in fact, if you are a common person even then it is also important for you.

If two persons go for a job interview, one has good communication skills, while others don’t have this skill. Then the chances of getting the job are higher for the person who have communication skills than that person who doesn’t know the communication skills.

5 Types of Communication

In communication, there are two types of people. One who sends the information and the other who receives the information.

On the basis of this, we can divide communication into five main types, Verbal communication, non-verbal communication, Written communication, Visual communication, and Formal communication.

1: Verbal Communication

This is the most common and recognized type of communication. In verbal communication, we deliver information to others by speaking. Today this is the most common type of communication used over the telephone, skype, zoom, and face to face meetings.

Verbal communication also supports non-verbal and written communication. If you want to impress people with your words then you should have good verbal communication.

All the great leaders of the world Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, John F Kennedy, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Alama Iqbal are good at communication skills.

If you want to improve your verbal skills then you should follow the following tips. Listen to the other first, then give your opinion. Don’t use foul language in any discussion. Make good eye contact with your listeners.

Remember that, practice makes you a better person. So, Keep on practising. The more you practice, the better you will be in verbal communication.

2: Non-verbal Communication / Interpersonal Communication

In nonverbal communication, we use body language, gestures and facial expressions to convey messages and information. Non-Verbal communication is very important to us. It shows other people whether we are a confident person or not.

Because people often judge us over non-verbal communication. By the facial expressions and body language of the other people, we can easily predict what they are thinking and feeling about us.

If a person displays “closed” body language, such as crossed arms or hunched shoulders, after meeting with you it means he is feeling anxious, nervous or angry after meeting with you.

On the contrary, If a person displays “open” body language, such as both feet on the floor and arms by their side or on the table, then he is feeling positive and happy after meeting with you.

In business meetings and giving a speech, our body language and facial expressions play an important role to make them effective and outstanding.

3: Written Communication

The convey of messages and information to others in written form is called written communication. This is the most effective way of communication mostly used in business, like writing an email, preparing a presentation, and making documents.

Today the written communication is not only used by business but common people also use it on social media. On social media like Facebook, Tweeter, Linkedin most of the content is in written form and people chat with each other by writing.

Mostly in business, this type of communication is used for the transfer of lengthy information and for the transfer of that information which is difficult to understand in verbal form. The best way to improve your written communication is by reading books.

If you want a good job then you should have to learn, how to write an email professionally, how to write a good resume for a job, how to write a job letter professionally and many more things like that which are important in business.

4: Visual Communication

Visual communication is the transfer of information in the form of images. Photographs, drawings, sketches, charts and infographics are the best example of visual communication.

This type of information is mostly used in digital marketing and ads. We often see the images of many brands in the newspaper and also see their banners on road during driving all these are the types of visual communication.

Due to visual communication, we can convey our message to the people in an effective way. Besides this, visual communication plays an important role in business meetings and giving speeches.

Because when the audience increases, the opportunity to interact one to one decreases. Then you can easily deliver information and keep them engaged, with infographics and slides.

There are many tools online like Canva by which you can easily make good attractive images and infographics even if you don’t have any information about graphic designing.

5: Formal Communication

In formal communication, you send a message and information to others by using a specific template and theme. Formal communication is widely used in corporates and in big companies.

Formal communication allows management to remain productive and achieve their goals fast. Because in formal communication you can’t add information on your own.

In fact, it requires a great focus to write a compelling message that wouldn’t require side explanations. And the same message goes to all workers at the same time.

In the end, if you want to improve your communication skills then you should follow all advice given above. And practice them by communicating with other people. If you are shy then you may practice your communication skills in front of the mirror.

I ensure that learning communication skills will change your life. Your chances of success in any field increases and people around you will start liking you.