Informal Communication: Meaning, Purpose and Importance

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Informal Communication


Hey guys, today we are going to discuss the type of communication that is used in an organization which is Informal Communication. As we know about formal communication and its importance but we miss out informal communication which also plays an important role in an organization to communicate with each other. This communication deals with understanding, emotion, and social bond. It is direct, spontaneous, flexible. It does not follow any path as it is like a grapevine it spread fast in any direction. It is personal, unofficial, and mostly verbal. This type of communication helps in creating a healthy environment to work in.

Informal Communication is conveyed through verbal and gestural means in all directions with the help of the following media:

1. Personal conversation and gossip.
2. Unofficial discussion.
3. Facial expression.
4. Body movement.
5. silence.

Informal communication is of a different kind such as follow:

 1. Single strand chain.
2. Gossip chain.
3. Probability chain.
4. Cluster chain.


You can learn more about it in the link given at the end of the discussion. 

Informal communication helps in conveying the information in a faster way. As it does not follow any specific path, it promotes social relationships among the employee. In this type of communication new ideas, suggestions, opinions can come out without any fear as they can better express themselves. It also helps in improving relations between superiors and subordinates and also helps in fulfilling the objectives of the organization. In this way, manager gets to know the workplace better and improve things as per there employees.


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