Types of Communication

Read this resource to learn about the types of communication that communicators can use in the initial transmission phase and that receivers can use in the feedback phase.

Types of Communications in Organizations

Nonverbal Communication

There is also the transformation of information without speaking or writing. Some examples of this are things such as traffic lights and sirens as well as things such as office size and placement, which connote something or someone of importance. As well, things such as body language and facial expression can convey either conscious or unconscious messages to others.

A photo shows a group of people attentively listening to a presentation in a meeting.

Exhibit 11.3 Body Language at a Meeting Your body language can send messages during a meeting.