 When I was growing up one of the big treats that we had at times was going to a big buffet like a ponderosa Brains or someplace like that where they just had all different kinds of food all different kinds of meats and Pastas and salad if you like that kind of stuff But just everything you could think of they would just keep bringing out more and more types of food The big problem that we had and that I had in these situations I was trying to choose what to eat what Combinations went together and how do I put things together in the best way to take advantage of all this food that was in front of me? Well, you know communication can present kind of the same type of issues We've got all these different types and forms of communication And so in in this video we wouldn't just take a quick look at some of the different forms of communication And how they might fit into our different communication needs So so as I said we're going to take a look at the forms of communication And there are five basic forms of communication that we're going to take a look at today The first is what we call Intrapersonal communication intra just means within so this is just communication that happens within you Is that you do you ever talk to yourself somebody ever talk to themselves? Of course? You do sometimes we do it out loud right and other times we just do it in our head and We have these thoughts that go through our mind and so we're talking to ourself all the time All throughout the day and that's really called intrapersonal communication a lot of times It's just frivolous. It's just different ideas different random things that pop into your head But there are other times it can be more significant Such as when we communicate with ourselves in intrapersonal communication What we call self-talk when we're you know, maybe feeling down about something and then we talked to ourselves continue beating ourselves up or on the flip side we are able to Talk ourselves out of it and soothe ourselves a little bit, but you know self-talk can be a really critical aspect of identity and of self-image and self-concept and all those types of things so Intrapersonal communication is a really important and diverse type of communication, but it's communication that takes place within you interpersonal communication is communication that takes Takes place between two people within the context of a relationship now relationship peers using the broader sense in terms of It could be a romantic relationship But it could also be a friendship or a family relationship or even just co-workers. You spend a lot of time at work You develop relationships there as well So it's communication between two people in these types of significant interactions. There's a little more to it than that We're gonna have another video on you know, what is interpersonal communication? You can check it out and get into more of the details there But you know at its core interpersonal communication is communication that takes place between two people within the context of a relationship and so it carries with it different Different kind of rules and regulations and guidelines that go along with that type of communication. That's different from other communication Another form of communication that we often engage in is group communication group communication takes place when you have At least three people minimum of three people and the top number could vary But you know, you have at least three people that are working together toward a common purpose or goal and that's important too So that you have that minimum three people But they're also not just three people that happen to be moving in the same direction But there are three people who are working towards something specific usually towards a common purpose or a goal or have a common objective in that group and so again though that group carries different dynamics and there are different rules that guide Group communication and different things to consider. So that's really a different subset of communication That's different from interpersonal and intrapersonal and the other forms of communication In the way that we use it the way that we interact in that that way So group is another form of communication The next one is everybody's real favorite here. I'm sure public communication. Who doesn't love public speaking, right? And I know it's very very intimidating and can create a lot of anxiety and people But the truth is public communication public speaking is probably the most straightforward Form of communication in many ways. It's really a you know a list of do's and a list of don'ts And you want to maximize the do's and minimize the don'ts and it has some pretty Straightforward guidelines really for public speaking lots of other types of communication are much more gray Have more variables and things and don't get me wrong There are a lot of variables and things to consider in public speaking as well But really it comes down to Doing these set of things as well as you can and avoiding these other things so public communication While anxiety is is understandable really is fairly straightforward and can be one of the most easily mastered I guess I would say with with some experience and with some education and that's But public speaking does have its own set of again guidelines and rules that we need to follow So it's its own form of communication then and then finally we get to mass communication Which is you know still a type of communication. We're talking about here communicating via Television and radio and even forms of the internet and so forth anytime. We're trying to reach a mass audience as big an audience as possible That's mass communication And mass communication does follow the same kind of general Elements of the communication process as these other areas, but there are some differences there's always some sort of technology as an intermediary in mass communication and In mass communication feedback is always delayed Whereas other forms of communication is simultaneous. It's happening at the same time in mass communication that feedback is delayed So there are some differences in different rules and But so it's its own form of communication But in reality all five of these forms of communication is different as they are they all really follow the same process the same You know transactional model of communication that the process is outlined there those elements are applied differently, but they're all still Involved in all these forms of communication. So So, you know our job now as communicators if we're going to be competent communicators is to be able to identify Okay, what's the most appropriate and effective? Method of communication form of communication through which I can communicate with the audience to achieve my purpose or goal and Then to understand of course that that you know when we're in an interpersonal situation It's going to be different than we're communicating in a mass communication situation There are different considerations different guidelines and and so understanding and and recognizing these different forms of communication Is really important to our overall growth as a communicator If you have questions about the different forms communication, please feel free to send me an email I'd be happy to chat with you about those in the meantime. I hope you'll Be able to better identify and utilize all the different forms of communication at your disposal