Summary of "What is Communications."

There are many different definitions of communication. Communication is a systemic process in which people interact with and through symbols to create and interpret meanings. A more scientific definition would be: communication is the flow of information within point A to point B and its basic purpose is to either persuade, entertain, or to inform. How we communicate can come in forms of verbal or nonverbal, intentional or unintentional. It is the giving and taking …

…construct what it means. Communication is that it is a symbolic process, words a used as a representation of actual reality, sometimes symbols can be abstract such as the word 'chicks'. It is also a social process as it occurs as people respond to things seen and heard in society. The concept is an important aspect in communication because it involves sharing the basic meanings of symbols and understanding them. Understanding symbols involves individual interpretation.