Question

Highest degree of communication openness is found in
1. Informal communication
2. Meta-communication
3. Direct communication
4. Indirect communication

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Meta-communication

The correct answer is Meta-communication.

• Meta-communication
  • It the sum of your verbal and non-verbal communication.
  • It can be defined as ‘communication about communication’.
  • It is a secondary communication about how a piece of information is meant to be interpreted.
  • It is based on the idea that the same message accompanied by different meta-communication can mean something entirely different, including its opposite, as in irony.
  • The highest degree of communication openness is in this.
•  Informal communication
  • It is the casual and unofficial form of communication wherein the information is exchanged spontaneously between two or more persons without conforming to the prescribed official rules, processes, system, formalities and chain of command.
• Direct communication
  • It is speech that conveys clear messages or that clearly directs actions.
  • It is often used in the workplace to ensure clarity regarding who has the authority to give orders and what the orders are.
• Indirect communication
  • It happens when a speaker's true intentions are hidden.
  • It is a way of communicating wherein a person chooses to act out what they really mean instead of saying it directly.