COMMUNICATION SKILLS
(The types and stages of Communication)
Let's see what the communication is, first.
The state of conveying an idea to one or more than one is known as communication skills.
Saying simply, sharing thoughts to others. Expressing one's ideas to others is called communication skills. There are some prime types in Communication. Not only by using a certain language one is communicating but also some types are there. What are they?
01. TYPES OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS
We can communicate in three ways to others.
They are,
A. DEMO METHOD
B. VERBAL METHOD
C.TEXTUAL METHOD
A. DEMO METHOD
Through demonstration by using parts such as head and hands, we can communicate our views.
We can ask one to come and sit, without speaking but by indicating our fingers, can't we? That is called demo method.
For agreeing one's talk, Aren't we nodding our head up and down, or denying nodding left and right sides..? That is, of course demonstrative communication.
B.VERBAL METHOD
This is the prime method in communication process.
Speaking, yelling, crying, laughing, giggling, coughing - all are in this method.
Vocal chord is the tool of this method.
There are some plates inside our throat, they are vibrating and cause sounds said above.
That's known as verbal or vocal method.
As it is said above, this is the major method in which we communicate our views.
C.TEXTUAL
Textual means, writing.
By using the tools all writing materials, we can communicate our views.
Written test is in this method.
Writing letters, Sending text messages through electronic gadgets is known as textual communication.
So, communication is done likely any of these methods or by using all methods.
Each is relating with another.
One can't say that he could communicate taking only one method but the third one.
When we communicate in textual, we may not use any other method.
The persons who are physically challenging to speak are intelligently using the first method.
When we speak over phone, we can use only the verbal method, no demonstration is done.
Verbal and demo method are used together while conversation is going on face to face.
Are all methods used at any situation?
In teaching and training, all methods are obviously used between trainer and trainees in the class room such as Lecturing, writing on the board, walking around the students by demonstrating.
02. STAGES OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Communication is done in several stages, being promoted one by one from the earliest.
It can be divided as 5 stages.
STAGE.1
You may be surprised knowing it. What is the earliest stage of one's communication?
Indeed, one starts his communication when one is in his mother's womb.
Twisting body, shaking hands and legs of a baby's action in the womb is the earliest communication.
STAGE.2
A baby's crying as soon as born is said as a second stage.
The meaning of crying is a talk, the baby communicates through crying.
What is this?
I feel a bit uncomforted. I inhale a kind of air ever I have experienced so far. I couldn't open my eyes, what nonsense it is! (This is the meaning of the new born baby's crying.)
STAGE.3
A baby's chuckles, smiles, laugh, unnamed sounds are known as the third stage.
STAGE.4
Imitating actions of a grown up child's are in this stage.
The baby starts to speak with parents and family members now. He wouldn't know the texts that he speaks.
STAGE.5
The child is educated now through his mother tongue.
He starts to know the texts and speak. This is the next stage. Needless to say the further stages what and how one communicates consequently.
(some pages from my book)
MAHENDIRAN V
AUTHOR
