How to Analyze People: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners to Analyze and Influence People Through Body Language and Human Behavior Psychology by Covert David

Author:Covert, David
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Verbal Communication

The art of communication is as old as man; it is one of the most relevant tools in human existence. Communication is used for a wide variety of activities in different spheres of life. It is an intricate part of human existence; it allows us to express ourselves, our thoughts, and our opinions.

COMMUNICATION

Communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals; it refers to the sharing of ideas, facts, opinions, information, etc. This process of exchanging of information uses written messages, spoken words, and gestures. Communication is mutually involved in every aspect of our life, every day of our lives we talk. We talk to people, sometimes with spoken words, texts, letters, and so many other means. The conversations we have with our colleagues at the cafeteria, the daily newspapers we read every morning, the text you send to your spouse reminding them to pick the kids from school, the chitty-chat you have with your roommate before going to bed, even reading this book is a form of communication. Communication, therefore, is an intricate part of human existence. Imagine the world without any form of communication. What did you see? I can’t even imagine it.

The process of communication is two-way because it is about giving information from one person to another person or even more persons; therefore, the giving of information and its receiving are both important. The process by which communication is processed is quite simple, the sender or giver of the information, who has the message chooses a format for the message, then sends it to the receiver, the recover gets the message and gives meaning to it. Therefore we cannot say that communication has happened if the receiver of the information doesn’t make sense of the message. One day, I went to the mall to buy some groceries and other household items, an elderly woman approached me, speaking one of the indigenous languages, I didn’t understand it, I tried to tell her that I couldn’t understand what she was saying, but it seemed she didn’t understand me either, so she kept going on and on, I just left her there. You see, she was trying to communicate to me, but she couldn’t because I, the receiver, didn’t make sense it. So, unless the receiver of the information attributes meaning to the message, communication has not happened.

There are two main types of communication; they are Verbal communication and Non-verbal communication.

VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Verbal communication is a type of communication that involves the use of words, both spoken and written, to relay information from one person to another. In the verbal type of communication, information is exchanged or passed through words, both spoken and written; it uses sounds and languages to pass a message. Verbal communication is a basic vehicle for expressing ideas, thoughts, concepts, and desires between two or more people.

TYPES OF VERBAL COMMUNICATION

Verbal communication is classified into four types, and they are:

Intrapersonal communication – This refers to the silent conversations we have with ourselves.

Interpersonal communication

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