What are the functions of communication?

The main functions of communication are inform, persuade, and motivate.

Communication is the way we transfer messages from one person or thing to another. It can be through verbal or nonverbal means. People communicate using signs or symbols such as a heart for love or two crossed lines to show negative. Letters are symbols of sounds that come together to form words.

Inform. Communication that is meant to inform, does just that, gives information. It merely presents facts about a topic. It can be as simple as "A bug is in my room." or more complex as in how nuclear physics works. At work this type of communication is used to simply pass on information about work related issues.

Persuade. Communication that is meant to persuade has the goal of convincing the audience to take some sort of action. It can be as simple as a command or more complex like a persuasive speech. In a work setting, this is used to convince clients to buy products using an emotional, social, or logical appeal.

Motivate. Communication that is meant to motivate is encouraging. It uses phrases and sentences that are meant to keep a certain behavior going. Often in the work place it is used to help employees stay on top of their work and continue in a positive way. It provides reassurance that the work is going well and helps to make people feel valued.

Level: High School

Subject: English or Business

Communication, functions of communication, inform, explanation, persuade, motivate

Forms of Communication:

Business Communication:

answer: the first one

explanation:

explicitly is defined as “in a clear and detailed manner, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.” the rest are interpretive and not clearly proven leaving in fact possible “confusion or doubt” which explicitly, by definition cannot have.

the first proposition is to question economic materialism and victorian christianity. the lines are:

“it moves us not.—great god! i'd rather be

a pagan suckled in a creed outworn; ”

wordsworth is stating that nature no longer interests mankind, that the latter is not “moved” by it and explains that ancient western paganism had a more positive attitude concerning nature since it lacked the perv erted judaeo-christian interpretation of having received the world and all its animals and elements from god to use as we , instead of humans actually being not only part of nature but its wardens, meant to appreciate it and protect it.

the next lines are:

“so might i, standing on this pleasant lea,

have glimpses that would make me less forlorn;

have sight of proteus coming from the sea;

or hear old triton blow his wreathed horn.”

wordsworth here make it very clear that by actually looking and contemplating nature, human beings would reconnect with happiness, serenity and purpose. the use of mythological figures is quite evocative as well, proteus is a greek mythological god of the changing sea. he personifies the sea that changes, which symbolizes the way nature changes and inevitably can change to be destructive not only due to natural causes but to human pollution. furthermore, the sea is even more symbolic since all life originated in the sea so it is not only our past but our future since no life form in our planet can survive without water and if all water is destroyed in earth all life will be gone as well.

he then uses triton which is symbolic of the synthesis of both nature and mankind. triton is a mythological greek god that has the upper body of a man and the lower body of a fish (a merman). this human fish duality evokes the fact that humans are not only human but also part of nature, the fish tail representing nature. the main attribute of this god was that he used a conch shell as a horn to calm the roaring seas. in other words, triton uses nature through science for the benefit of human sailors who risk death during tempests. with the use of such metaphor, wordworth is conveying the message that human technology   is supposed to use nature to preserve nature and thereby humanity as well.