Ways of Communication

What do you mean by communication? Why do people give it so much importance in their day to day life? The answer for all of these questions is just one and that is, only because of communication two or more people who are living far from each other can get in contact with each other easily and efficiently. Communication has the capacity to bring two people close to each other. Now communication highly depends upon four main sources and they are as follows:-

* Letters
* Phone calls
* SMS and E-mails
* Social networking sites

These four sources of communication indeed play a vital role in each and every individual's life and business today.

* Letters
In the good old days when there was no access to computers and internet people used to stay in touch with each other through letters.Though it was a time consuming service it was quite popular then. Even in today's 21st century people who own a computer prefer sending letters to their loved ones to enquire about them and stay in touch.

*Phone calls
After the advent of telephones people started deviating themselves to phone calls so as to stay in contact with their friends and relatives. Phone calls were then comparatively cheaper to the letters service. The advantage in phone calls was that people could communicate with each other through over a phone call on frequent basis. Moreover,the process of phone class was quick when compared to letters.

*SMS and E-mails
When mobiles phones and computers gained popularity people could see the drastic change in the process of communication. Today with SMS's and emails gaining pace we see every other person using these services for communication purposes. Today sending a message to a person living in another country has indeed become a matter of one click.

*Social networking sites

Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter,LinkedIn(professional networking site) and Orkut has become a part and parcel of people's life today. Well, talking about the role of social networking sites in communication it is immense. No other source of communication can be as useful as these social networking sites. One can chat, socialize and communicate with their long lost friends. As our friends and relatives always stay online, communication with them on a routine base has become indeed very easy.

Thus we can say that the roots of communication lie on these sources and the existence of communication is only because of them.

The Author is a content writer who have written many blogs and articles on different categories like ways of communication, fashion, Health, Education etc. Currently she is writing for Microlifeline a free SMS website.

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