Question

An essay on communication.

Answer 1

The word communication has many ramifications. It is basically a process of interaction with the people and their environment. Through such interac­tions, two or more individuals influence the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes of each other. Such interactions take place through the exchange of information through words, gestures, signs, symbols, and expressions. In organizations, communication is a continuous process of giving and receiving information and to build social relationships.

The word ‘communication’ is derived from the Latin word communism, which means common, because commonness of understanding is an essential component of all kinds of communications, more particularly in organizational communication. Without common un­derstanding, communication in organizations creates more misunderstand­ings and people may become directionless. Today, we talk about a shared vision in organizations. To develop a shared vision, we need effective com­munication mechanisms.

Even for day-to-day operational issues, communi­cation plays a great role in clarifying doubts and in making the efforts of the people result oriented. What is important for us is to understand that in our ancient texts, we have enough reference of non-verbal communication be­tween man, nature, and animals. Communication with nature and animals was considered the best way to reinforce learning in the Indian gurukul sys­tem of learning. Therefore, communication is as old as our civilization. Even in pre-civilization days, non-verbal communication was in existence between man, nature, and animals.

Answer 2

Communication is the act of conveying intended meanings from one entity group to another through the use of mutually understood signs and semiotic rules .
It involves a sender and a receiver conveying information through a communication channel .