Functions of communication
FUNCTIONS OF COMMUNICATION
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It serves several important functions in our lives
- We communicate to meet needs.
- We communicate to enhance and maintain our sense of self
- Through our communication, we learn who we are, what we are good at and how people react to how we behave.
- 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.
- We communicate to develop relationships - we come to know about others and develop relationship.
- We communicate to exchange information - we get information through observations, through reading, through television and a great deal through direct communication with others.
- We communicate to influence others - It is doubtful whether a day goes without this function.
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Last modified: Tuesday, 13 December 2011, 9:01 AM