What is Human Communication?
Abstract:
Human communication occurs regularly, but it is usually very difficult to describe. I consider human communication to be the successful transmission of a thought, feeling, or message between two or more people using nonverbal, verbal, and written forms of language. Only after the message has been successfully received, can one say that human communication has occurred.
What is Human Communication?
Human communication is the process by which two or more people are able to successfully exchange information. It can occur in several different forms. Communication can be physical in nature, by using body language, sign language, touch, or eye contact. It can be oral, using speaking and singing. And it can also be written.
Communication begins with the sender. The sender is the source from which the message originates. That person must first decide what content they want to communicate.
Then the sender gets to choose the best possible format in which the message should be broadcast. This decision is important, because the format needs capture the meaning of the message. If you wanted your message to convey passion and energy, then using the written form of language may not be the best choice. You may need to use a combination of oral and nonverbal communication to achieve that result.
After the format is decided, the sender then selects the medium by which the communication will be transmitted. The medium could be anything from talking, to writing, to gesturing, or even recording and broadcasting images of yourself on the Internet. Because of the advances in technology today, the options for communicating have become greater than ever.
The last link in this chain of communication is the receiver. They must be able to receive the medium, decipher the format, and understand the original content. Then they must be able to confirm that they have understood the broadcast. Only when the receiver acknowledges that have understood the purpose of the message can human communication have taken place. If the receiver does not receive the message in a way that they can understand, then the process of human communication has not happened.
Human communication is a very complex process that has taken thousands of years to develop. Each generation was able to build off of previous communication techniques, which has allowed us to be at the level we are today. Right now, there are many more ways to communicate thanks to technological advancements, and there are still many more to come.