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Three Types Of Communication: Which Ones Are You Using When You Write?
Anytime you write, you’re communicating something. All communications have a purpose. Whether your writing is designed to instruct, argue or educate, you’re usually writing it with an underlying tone.
Subcommunication
Often called subcommunication, this refers to a deeper purpose behind your writing. While you may be writing an instructional piece, your attitude about what you write will shine through in the overall tone that the reader gleans from it. If you are passionate about the subject, they’ll often feel it. Should you not care, the apathy will seep through. Even if you put it through the best English writing software you can find, the underlying communication remains.
Three Types
Most people subcommunicate one of three things when they’re writing.
1. Do no damage. When people don’t care about what they write, it can feel like what you’re reading is just going through the motions. Deep in the writing, you can sense an inner desire not to rock the boat. Instead, the encompassing goal appears to be to just write the words and express the surface intention.
2. Get the reader to care. When a writer is passionate about a topic, there’s an underlying tone that tries hard to get the reader to care, almost like it’s pleading for compassion. Done well, these pieces will allow the reader to share in the emotions that the author feels.
3. Change the reader. The best writing goes beyond making you care and crosses over into the realm of compelling you to change. When poring through its words, you can feel transported, compelling you to look at the world in a different way.
Your Writing
When you write, you’re usually clear about what you’re communicating. Deep down, though, what’s your real message?
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