The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to communication:

Communication – purposeful activity of exchanging information and meaning across space and time using various technical or natural means, whichever is available or preferred. Communication requires a sender, a message, a medium and a recipient, although the receiver does not have to be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space.

Essence of communication

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Branches of communication

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Types of communication

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Types of communication by scope

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Types of communication by mode

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Fields of communication

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Theories, schools, and approaches

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Theories of communication

History of communication

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History of communication

General communication concepts

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General topics of communication

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General communication terms

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Communication scholars

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See also

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References

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