Prepared By : Rutvik K.
Dholiya (16EL032)
Presented By : Ashutosh Subudhi (16EL037)
Utsav K. Fuletra (16EL035)
Rutvik K. Dholiya (16EL032)
Vishal S. Posatar (16EL024)
Guided By : Prof. Tridip Macwan & Prof. Ishan Pandya
Supported By : BVM Engineering College
Fundamentals Of Communication
Introduction To Communication
Process Of Communication
General & Technical Communication
Non-verbal Communication
Levels Of Communication
Barriers To Communication
Introduction To Communication
Origin of word Communication : Latin word ‘communicare’ means
‘To share’.
What is Communication?
“Communication can be defined as the exchange of ideas,
information, knowledge, facts and feelings between the sender
and the receiver through an accepted code of symbols.”
Means Of Communication :
1).Language
2).Body-Language
3).Symbols
4).Signs & Signals
The Process Of Communication
Ideation
Feedback
Sender Response
Encoding Decoding
Noise
Received
Sent Message Message Receiver
The Communication Cycle
Technical Communication
General Communication
Technical Communication
1).Contains a technical message.
2).Mostly formal.
3).Follows a set pattern.
4).Both oral and written.
5).Always for a specific audience.
6).Frequently involves jargon,graphics etc.
General Communication
1).Contains a general message.
2).Informal in style and approach.
3).No set pattern of communication.
4).Mostly oral.
5).Not always for a specific audience.
6).Doesn’t involve the use of technical
vocabulary or graphics.
Non-verbal Communication
1).Kinesics
2).Proxemics
3).Paralinguistics
4).Chromatics
Kinesics
Kinesics is the sense of ‘Body-language’.
1).Personal Appearance
2).Posture
3).Gesture
4).Facial Expression
5).Eye-contact
Proxemics
Proxemics is the sense of ‘Space & Distance’.
1).Intimate
2).Personal
3).Social
4).Public
Paralinguistics
Paralinguistics is the sense of ‘Sound’.
1).Quality
2).Volume
3).Pace/Rate
4).Pitch
5).Articulation
6).Pronunciation
7).Voice Modulation
8).Pauses
Chronemics
Chronemics is the sense of ‘Time’.
Levels Of Communication
Human communication takes place at
various levels :
1).Extra-personal
2).Intrapersonal
3).Interpersonal
4).Organizational
5).Mass
Extra-personal
“Communication between human
beings and non-human entities is extra-
personal.”
Intrapersonal
“Communication which takes place
within the is Intrapersonal.”
Interpersonal
“Communication at this level refers
to the sharing of information among
people.”
Organizational
“Communication in an organization
takes place at different hierarchical levels. It
is extremely necessary for the sustenance
for any organization.”
Mass
“In this type of communication the
message is for large audience. For this we
require a mediator to transmit the
information such as journals, books, TV,
Newspapers.”
Barriers to Communication
1).Physical Barriers
2).Semantic Barriers
3).Socio-psychological Barriers
4).Cross-cultural Barriers