Articles on Communication - Basics & Strategies

The process of passing any information from one person to the other person with the aid of some medium is termed as communication. Communication process is a simple process where a message is being transferred from a sender to the receiver.

Various types of Communication methods are discussed in detail.

Only communication alone is not important but if an individual acquires the skill to effectively communicate, he has no looking back. The article discusses important differences between communication and effective communication along with examples.

Effective communication plays an important role not only in organization but is equally important in personal life.

Phonetics is the part of English language which helps us to understand sounds of various alphabets and Homophones are the words which have different meanings but same pronunciation.

Communication theory proposed by S. F. Scudder states that all living beings existing on the planet communicate with each other, although the way of communication is different.

This article provides an overview of the popular theories of organizational communication. As such, this article compares and contrasts the theories of organizational communication as put forward by Max Weber, Tompkins, Cheney, and Deetz. The key themes in this article are that organizational communication is very important for organizational success and hence, contemporary organizations must ensure that they encourage open, honest, and transparent communication down the hierarchy and across the horizontal span of the organizational structure.

A model is widely used to depict any idea, thought or a concept in a more simpler way through diagrams, pictorial representations etc. All the important models of communication are listed here.

Aristotle was the first to take an initiative and design the communication model. The article discusses with examples about Aristotle Model of Communication.

The Berlos model of communication takes into account the emotional aspect of the message. Berlos model of communication operates on the SMCR model.

Shannon and Weaver model is the most popular model of communication and is widely accepted all over the world. The article discusses this model with few examples.

Wilber Schramm proposed the model of communication in 1954. According to the Schramms model, coding and decoding are the two essential processes of an effective communication.

Helical Model of communication was proposed by Frank Dance in 1967 to throw some more light on communication process. Dance thought of communication process similar to a Helix.

Westley and MacLeans model of communication was proposed in the year 1957 by Bruce Westley and Malcolm S. MacLean Jr. This model considers a strong relation between the signals from the surroundings and the process of communication.

Let us understand in details what the barriers to an effective communication are and how they lead to an ineffective communication.

Effective communication not only plays a key role in organizations but also in ones personal life. Lets understand various strategies on how to improve communication skills in our day to day life.

Communicating effectively is an art and must be practiced effectively at workplace for better output and successful achievement of goals of the organization.

Not every individual is born with good communication skills. Let us find out some easy steps which an individual can follow to improve communication skills.

Effective communication is the backbone of a successful group discussion. Let us understand the role of communication in a GD with the help of a real life example.

Every individual must learn the successful tips of group discussion to fair well in the interviews as well as the screening process of educational institutes.

The article discusses about tips that will help you in preparing an effective presentation and how to deliver it effectively.

To deliver an effective presentation or speech, an individual has to take care of his communication and it has to be really impressive and effective.

The Communication System helps in the smooth and proper flow of information from the sender to the receiver and ensures the successful accomplishment of a task.

In this article we study about the various types of communication system for the smooth flow of information between two parties.

In a digital communication system the information or the thought is encoded digitally as discreet signals and transferred electronically to the recipient.

In Laser Communication system, the signals are transmitted from the wireless transmitter to a wireless receiver without any hindrance or obstruction.

Satellite Communication System is a mode of communication which uses the artificial satellite for communication. This artificial satellite is positioned in space to facilitate the communication among the various points on the earth.

This article introduces the readers to the concept of a network society as theorized by the legendary expert, Manuel Castells. The focus of this article is to illustrate the effects of the rise of the digital culture and the spread of data networks on business and society. This article can be read as both an introduction to the rise of digital networks as well as an in-depth examination of what it means for managers to function in the network society.

People with strong communication skills can manage people effectively, whether clients, colleagues or bosses. The article discusses in detail about the constituents of an effective communication strategy at workplace.