Communication is generally classified into a couple of types. The classifications include:
Verbal and non-verbal
Technological and non-technological
Mediated and non-mediated
Participatory and non-participatory
However, the commonly known types of communications are :
Intra-personal communication skills : This implies individual
reflection, contemplation and meditation. One example of this is
transcendental mediation. According to the experts this type of
communication encompasses communicating with the divine and with
spirits in the form of prayers and rites and rituals.
Interpersonal communication skills : This is direct,
face-to-face communication that occurs between two persons. It is
essentially a dialogue or a conversation between two or more people.
It is personal, direct, as well as intimate and permits maximum
interaction through words and gestures. Interpersonal communications
maybe:
Focused Interactions : This primarily results from
an actual encounter between two persons. This implies that the two
persons involved are completely aware of the communication happening
between them.
Unfocused interactions : This occurs when one
simply observes or listens to persons with whom one is not conversing.
This usually occurs at stations and bus stops, as well as on the
street, at restaurants, etc.
Non verbal communication skills : This includes aspects such as
body language, gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, etc., which
also become a part of the communicating process; as well as the written
and typed modes of communications.