Types of Communication

Communication is important part of living species. Communication makes human organization and co-operation possible and verbal communication establishes culture and civilization. there are two main types of communication available.

  1. Verbal Communication

  2. Non-Verbal Communication


Communication through voice(speak, language) is called Verbal communication. Communication without language is called non-verbal communication.  below chart shown and explain various subtypes of communication.

 Verbal Communication:

Language enables us to Communicate our ideas, share out knowledge to others with greater precision than would otherwise be possible. you can not think, imagine without language,  whenever you think, you use particular language it might anything, might be your own language, mother tongue or might be foreign language. language make group co-operation and allows information and knowledge to be transferred from individual to individual, from place to place and from generation to generation to generation. It also allows for the accumulation of knowledge. Verbal communication is sub-divided into Oral and Written communication.

Verbal communication can classified into Oral & Written Communication

Non-verbal Communication:

Non-verbal communication is the process of communication through sending and receiving messages without using words, language. Non-verbal communication is a basic dimension of non-verbal communication is a basic dimension of all human and animal communication It prevailed even before the verbal communication The primitive man started communicating with the non-verbal cues. Even today, our verbal communication is supplemented with non-verbal.Nonverbal communication can be picture of a message both verbally and with the correct gestures.

Non-Verbal communication can classified into Body Language(kinesics), Facial Expression & Gestures.