Interpersonal and
Intrapersonal Communication :
The communication which takes place
between two or more persons is called Interpersonal Communication. It includes
all personal interactions, contacts and dialogues between persons, persons and
groups or a vice versa. It is oral as well as written communication. But,
generally, it is associated to spoken communication. Interview, meeting, group
discussion are the examples of interpersonal communication. It needs the skills
like listening, emphasising, analysing, interpreting and persuading.
When
the person communicates with himself, it is called intrapersonal communication.
It could be called self-communication or
self-dialogue or self-talk or inner dialogue. It is a kind of introspection. It
includes reflections, contemplation and meditation. According to some experts,
every human communicates with himself nearly 50,000 times in a day.