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