Types of Communication:- Can you think of some ways to communicate with your friends?

Surely, you can. You can talk to your friend or write letters to him . When you talk or write, you are using words to communicate. This is one type of communication. But is there any other way in which we communicate with other people?

Let us look at some of the ways in which we normally communicate with others, to understand different types of communication. their advantages and limitations.

Communication through words:- When an infant cries, the mother rushes to her side to see if the baby is hurt or has soiled herself. If she feels that the baby cried because of hunger, she feeds the baby. The cry of the baby communicates the need of the baby to her mother. Although crying is not speaking alone is not communication . We already know that we can also communicate by means of writing communication through speech is called 'oral communication' Communication by means of written material is called 'written communication'. Your letter to your friend is an example of written communication .

communication through spoken words and written material is called 'verbal communication' because it uses language as a means for communication. In the strict sense, the term 'verbal' means of or concerned with words and it is not a synonym for 'oral'or 'spoken communication.