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Introduction “Communication is key to your success—in relationships, in the workplace, as a citizen of your country, and across your lifetime” (McLean, 2010, pg 7). It is impossible to pass a message without communication. Clear messages can be understood when communicated well. If an employer wants to pass a message to the employee; a well-stated communication is advised. Whether stated orally or written. ” Being unable to communicate might even mean losing a part of yourself, for you communicate your self-concept—your sense of self and awareness of who you are—in many ways”( McLean, 2010, pg 8).

No one would carry out a task or assignment if the message is not delivered well or organized. Communication is the means where a message can be delivered, whether from an employer to the employee or from a teacher to the student. It is important to state your message well for the listener to grab and interpret your message. “Your ability to communicate comes from experience, and experience can be an effective teacher” (McLean, 2010, pg 7).

Five contexts of communication:

Intrapersonal Communication This is a communication that involves one person. In other words, in this form of communication, one only talks to himself or herself. You speak to yourself concerning a matter. Most especially when you are discouraged, you activate your confidence by speaking to yourself. This form of communication is called Intrapersonal communication.

In this communication, no second or third party is needed. No other person is needed to engage in this form of communication but you, as you talk to yourself. Most at times others around you wouldn’t notice there is a communication going on within your mind. For example; at times I encourage myself and do not wait for others to do that. I motivated myself to apply for a degree in UoPeople.

Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal Communication in the form of communication that involves two persons. This is a communication that has to do with involving another person or engaging another person in a conversation. This method is not like intrapersonal communication which involves only one person talking to himself or herself.

Interpersonal communication might involve husband and wife, a worker and a colleague. These two examples might involve a conversation about household, family or work. Whichever way,

the two get involved in the conversation to keep it going. An example of communication is when I engage with any of my siblings in a conversation, be it in area social life or personal life.

Group Communication This type of communication involves more than two persons. For a conversation to be recognized as a group conversation, it must not be less than three persons who are engaging themselves in a group talk or discussion. Whether at school, in the classroom, at work etcetera.

Group conversation is a conversation that engages more people other than one or two in a conversation. In class, a teacher might decide to group his/her students into a group for a class project or science practical. An example of this is when my teacher, during my high school grouped the class into 4 groups for our learning.

Public Communication Public communication is the type of communication where a speaker speaks to a group of people. This type of communication is normally used to pass a message to a group of people. The group is not meant to engage. They, first of all, pay attention and can only respond when a question is being asked pointing to a particular person. Public communication involves a speaker and a group of listeners. An example of this form of communication can be seen in church settings, where the pastor ministers to his folks.

Mass Communication In this context, a message is sent to a huge amount of people. Mass communication is a way of passing the message across to a huge amount of people without necessarily being there. The message can be sent through social media or radio and television.

In all this, the context that appealed to me the most is intrapersonal communication, which is a communication that involves one person. In other words, in this form of communication, one only talks to himself or herself. You speak to yourself concerning a matter. Most especially when you are discouraged, you activate your confidence by speaking to yourself. This form of communication is called Intrapersonal communication.

Before any of this communication takes place there are at times intrapersonal communication. For example, one may be asked to speak to a group of people, And for the person to do this, he or she has to engage in intrapersonal communicating. Starring or motivating himself to be a better communicator. Whereas the one that appealed to me the least is mass communication. “Some people who

receive mass mailings assume that they are “junk mail” (i.e., that they do not meet the recipients’ needs) and throw them away unopened. People may tune out a television advertisement with a click of the mute button, delete tweets or ignore friend requests on Facebook by the hundreds, or send all unsolicited e-mail straight to the spam folder unread” (McLean, 2010, pg 26).

Conclusion: No matter what the context of communication may be, communication is still a way to pass a message to any individual, organization, country, household etcetera. No one can receive or send a message if not through the medium of communication.

Reference: McLean, S. (2010). Business Communication for Success. Retrieved from https://my.uopeople.edu/pluginfile.php/641076/mod_page/content/15/ENGL1103Te xtbookBusComForSuccess.pdf...