Augmented reality | Billboards |
Blogs | Books |
Braille | Brochures |
Bulletin boards | Business cards |
CDs | Casette tapes |
Catalogs | Chalkboards |
Chat | Cinema |
Collaboration tools | Comics |
DVDs | Digital advertising |
Documents | Drawings and illustrations |
Emails | Face-to-face |
Fax | Flyers |
Forums | Holographs |
Instant Messaging | Intercom systems |
Journals | Livestreaming |
Magazines | Mail |
Manuals | Memos |
Microblogs | Newsletters |
Newspapers | Pagers |
Painting | Podcasts |
Posters | Public address systems |
Radio | Reports |
Semaphore flags | Smoke signals |
Social media | Streaming media |
Surveys | Telegraph |
Telephone | Teletype |
Television | Text Messaging |
Traditional advertising | Video conferencing |
Vinyl records | Virtual reality |
Voicemail | Webinars |
Conversation
An interactive conversation in person or using a voice tool such as a telephone. For example, word-of-mouth recommendations of a television show that cause viewership to rise.Public Speaking
Verbal communication that is more or less one-way such as a presentation at a conference.Documents
A written artifact such as a note, research paper, report, chart, presentation or meeting minutes. Often a digital file.Messages
Messages that are sent to a person or group of people such as a letter, email or direct message.Art
Art and performance art are forms of communication. For example, a painting that critiques society, culture, politics or economics.Music
Music such as a song that communicates an emotion or aesthetic.Video
Video such as a film, television show or a promotional music video.Images
Static visual information such as photographs, symbols, graphs or diagrams.Publications
Documents that are distributed to the public such as a book, ebook or newspaper.Interactive Media
Information environments that can be explored such as a website or app.Broadcast Media
Any media that is transmitted from a single point to a large audience such as a radio station or television show.Social Media
Tools that allow anyone to share content with a potentially large audience.Physical Environment
Physical things such as a billboard, product package, in-store display or movie poster.Virtual Reality
Information conveyed in digitally simulated environments such as a game.Mixed Reality
Digital elements that are introduced into the real world or vice versa.Types
The following are basic types of communication medium.
Summary
Communication mediums can convey visual and auditory information including art, emotion, verbal and written information.
| Overview: Communication Medium | ||
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Definition | A means of conveying meaning to people. | |
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