Functions of communication

FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION

It serves several important functions in our lives

  1. We communicate to meet needs.
  2. We communicate to enhance and maintain our sense of self
  3. Through our communication, we learn who we are, what we are good at and how people react to how we behave.
  4. We communicate to fulfill social obligations: we ask people around us - How are you? What is happening, Hi, etc., We acknowledge a person we recognize. By not speaking we risk being perceived as arrogant or insensitive.
  5. We communicate to develop relationships - we come to know about others and develop relationship.
  6. We communicate to exchange information - we get information through observations, through reading, through television and a great deal through direct communication with others.
  7. We communicate to influence others - It is doubtful whether a day goes without this function.
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