Communication is a process of transferring information from one entity to another.

Communication processes are sign-mediated interactions between at least two agents which
share a repertoire of signs and semiotic rules. Communication is commonly defined as "the
imparting or interchange of thoughts, opinions, or information by speech, writing, or signs"[by
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Interpersonal communications is usually defined by communication scholars in numerous

ways, usually describing participants who are dependent upon one another and have a shared
history. Communication channels, the conceptualization of media that carry messages from
sender to receiver, take two distinct forms: direct and indirect.

Direct channels are obvious and easily recognized by the receiver. Both verbal and non-verbal
information is completely controlled by the sender. Verbal channels rely on words, as in written
or spoken communication. Non-verbal channels encompass facial expressions, controlled body
movements (police present hand gestures to control traffic), color (red signals 'stop', green
signals 'go'), and sound (warning sirens).

Intrapersonal communication is language use or thought internal to the communicator. It can

be useful to envision intrapersonal communication occurring in the mind of the individual in a
model which contains a sender, receiver, and feedback loop.

Although successful communication is generally defined as being between two or more

individuals, issues concerning the useful nature of communicating with oneself and problems
concerning communication with non-sentient entities such as computers have made some argue
that this definition is too narrow.

Mass communication is the term used to describe the academic study of the various means by
which individuals and entities relay information through mass media to large segments of the
population at the same time. It is usually understood to relate to newspaper and magazine
publishing, radio, television and film, as these are used both for disseminating news and for
advertising.

Mass communication research includes media institutions and processes such

as diffusion of information, and media effects such as persuasion or
manipulation of public opinion.
Group communication

The term Group Communication System (GCS) refers to a software platform that implements
some form of group communication. Examples of group communication systems include IS-IS,
JGroups, Spread Toolkit, Appia framework, QuickSilver, and the group services component of
IBM's RSCT. Message queue systems are somewhat similar.

Group communication systems commonly provide specific guarantees about the total ordering of
messages, such as, that if the sender of a message receives it back from the GCS, then it is
certain that it has been delivered to all other nodes in the system. This property is useful when
constructing data replication systems.

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Health communication

“The art and technique of informing, influencing, and motivating individual, institutional, and
public audiences about important health issues. The scope of health communication includes
disease prevention, health promotion, health care policy, and the business of health care as well
as enhancement of the quality of life and health of individuals within the community” - Healthy “
“Health communication is a multifaceted and multidisciplinary approach to reach different
audiences and share health-related information with the goal of influencing, engaging and
supporting individuals, communities, health professionals, special groups, policy makers and the
public to champion, introduce, adopt, or sustain a behavior, practice or policy that will ultimately
improve health outcomesor the mechanism by which health messages are communicated from
experts in the medical and public health fields to the people who can be helped by these
messages.

Political communication

Political communication is a sub-field of political science and communication that deals with the

production, dissemination, procession and effects of information, both through media and interpersonally,
within a political context. This includes the study of the media, the analysis of speeches by politicians and
those that are trying to influence the political process, and formal and informal conversations among
members of the public, among other aspects. political communication in the form of intentions of its
senders to influence the political environment. In their words "the crucial factor that makes communication
'political' is not the source of a message, but its There are many academic departments and schools
around the country that specialize in political communication. These programs are housed in programs of
communication, journalism, and political science, among others. The study of political communication is
clearly interdisciplinary.
Development communication

Development Communication, has been alternatively defined as a type of marketing and public opinion
research that is used specifically to develop effective communication or as the use of communication to
promote social development. Defined as the former, it often includes computerized linguistics analysis of
verbatim responses to qualitative survey interviews and may, at times also involved consumer
psychological "right brain" (emotional) research techniques. As most providers of "communication
development" research use proprietary approaches that cannot be elaborated upon without revealing
proprietary trade secrets, the remainder of this article describes the latter definition. [1] The practice of
development communication can be traced back to efforts undertaken in various parts of the world during
the 1940s, but the widespread application of the concept came about because of the problems that arose
in the aftermath of World War II 

Instructional Communication
The ability to speak clearly, eloquently, and effectively has been recognized as
the hallmark of aneducated person since the beginning of recorded history.
Systematic written commentary on how to develop this ability goes back at
least as far as The Precepts of Kagemni and Ptah-Hotep (3200-2800 B. C. E.).
This document, the oldest remnant of the Egyptian Wisdom Books of the Middle
and New Kingdoms (used as a manual of advice to train individuals headed for
positions as scribes and officials), contains forty-five maxims, one-third of which
are related to effective communication, such as (1) keep silent unless there is
something worth saying, (2) wait for the right moment to say it, (3) restrain
passionate words when speaking, (4) speak fluently but with great deliberation,
and (5) above all, keep the tongue at one with the heart so the truth is always
spoken.

Organizational communication

Organisations can not operate without communication. Communication can take various forms but all forms
involve the transfer of information from one party to the other. In order for the transfer of information to
qualify as communication, the recipient must understand the meaning of the information transferred to
them. If the recipient does not understand the meaning of the information conveyed to them,
communication has not taken place.