Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Definition Of Communication

   Every human is incessantly communicating within himself and with the outside world. He is continuously busy thinking, viewing, seeing, listening, speaking, writing, reading or making verbal communication. From a layman to a chef de voute communication plays a tremendously vital role throughout his life. Communication is life and life is communication. Modern life and business cannot go without televisions, V.C.R and DVDs, Telephones, fax, Mobile Phones, Internet and computers which are strong media of communication. The quality of communication determines the extent of the success of a business. The companies that have developed good and effective communication system are far more successful than those without one.

   Communication will be successful and efficacious if you get the desired results. Like science and technology, communication methods and languages are changing and improving fast. A business manager has to continuously learn and improve his knowledge in the language, styles, methods, formats of writing reports, letters, memo. Americans have a great contribution in developing and introducing a new direction in the field of business communication which is quite simple, easy, natural and easily adoptable. They have made business communication a fun and a science.

   Communication is the act of influencing and inducing others to act in the manner intended by the speaker or writer. The word communication is derived from the Latin term “communis” which means common. So communication means sharing of ideas in common. It is interpersonal and inter-and intra organizational interchange of material, understanding information. Communication affects a transfer between at least two minds. Language is the dress of communicator.

According to fred luthans communication is “The flow of material information, perceptions, and understanding between various parts and members of an organization. “According to him communication includes

1. All the methods, means and media of communication.
2. All the channels, networks and systems of communication.
3. All the persons to persons interchange (inter personal communication).
4. All aspects of communication up, down, lateral, speaking, writing, listening, reading, verbal, non verbal methods, media, modes, channels, networks, flow, interpersonal and inter-organizational and body language.”

   Communication may refer to information that is passed on from one person or group to another. It is also used to mean union, liaison or marriage. Its scope includes meeting, conference, linking and connection.
It is the removal from one place to another this concept results in transfer, transmission, transmittal, translation, transfusion, delivery or transfer of property or right.

   Communication may take the form of notice, notification, intimation, instruction, intelligence, and knowledge. Messages, communiqués letters, telegrams and dispatches are its different forms, and include modern communication techniques as fax, email and website.

It is thinking, speaking, writing, reading, listening and observing.

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