Forms and Modes of Oral Communication

 

Forms of Oral Communication

1. Interpersonal

When two or more than two people communicate with each other, the form of oral communication is interpersonal. Such communication often occurs when people meet in a social context.

2. Intrapersonal

Intrapersonal communication occurs when you talk to yourself. Often this form of communication is not emphasized much. People who are about to make any decision often get into intrapersonal oral communication. Intrapersonal communication has been found to increase self-awareness and mindfulness.

3. Group

As the name suggests, such oral communication occurs in groups (mostly small consisting of 5 to 10 people). This form of oral communication is meant for the relationship and the companionship. In the workplace, group communication occurs to discuss on project’s complexities and for working collaboratively.

This form of communication is extremely helpful in getting to know other’s ideas and understand people better than ever.

4. Public

This form of communication consists of a speaker and his/her audience. Public speaking is the second name assigned to this form of communication. Here the size of the audience can be anything – ranging from merely a few people to hundreds and thousands.

This form of communication requires excellent persuading skills to convey a message to the audience effectively.

5. Mass

Mass communication uses a mode to convey messages from sender to receiver. Here a message is sent from the sender to the people across the world by using different modes like TV, radio, internet, etc.

6. Corporation

All the communications that occur within the corporation are known as corporate communication. From talking to employees to conversation among the co-workers, everything falls under the same domain.

A good and healthy corporate communication is beneficial for all-round development of the organization.

7. Intercultural

Intercultural communication occurs between the person sharing different cultural beliefs. Such a form of communication requires excellent skills as not only the knowledge of the language is the key here, but also emotional intelligence plays a significant role.

Modern-day businesses focus a lot on this form of communication due to increasing globalization.

These are the primary forms of oral communication that we can notice in our day to day life. It is essential to understand why organizations should emphasize more on developing a pleasant oral communication atmosphere within the organization

Modes of Oral Communication

Research studies have shown that 80% of communication by executives of a company is in the oral form. The Modes of Oral Communication include:

• Telephone/Cellular phone
• Messages
• Intercom
• Face-to-face discussion
• Meetings/Conferences
• Presentation
• Dictaphone/Dictation
• Conversation
• Radio
• Teleconferencing
• Speeches
• Brainstorming sessions
• Grapevine
• Interview