what is the difference between talking and communicating?

Answer 1

Talking is simply the oral projection of your voice. YOu may have nothing to say, or there may be nobody to listen to.

Communication is the interactivity of information. Communication can be oral (talking, radio broadcast). It can be visual (body language, video communication, TV, etc), and it can be written (email and the office memo).

The whole point of communication is to get a message across, but that does not mean that it was understood (as one person suggested). If 'communication' implied that something was understood, there would be no need to the $400 Million Dollar Effective Commmunication seminar industry.

Good communication is a key to everything in life................the workplace, building and maintaining relationships, etc

Answer 2

To me, the difference is that communicating must involve at least one other person listening to someone talking and making comments or basically interacting verbally.
Talking can involve only one person, or more, but there isn't an interaction verbally from the recipients of the talking.

Answer 3

communicating can be verbal, non verbal and through writing. Talking is only a form of communication where you directly speak to a person. But communication is where you get a message across. It can be done through many ways. was this answer ok? or do u want a really deep answer?

Answer 4

Talking is the general term for communicating verbally. Communicating or communication is the formal category of conveying information verbally, orally or visually.

Answer 5

Talking is merely uttering meaningful sounds without attempting to getting across a message. Communicating or communication on the other hand employs some factors.
*sender
*receiver
*message
*manner of transmission/message channel
*feedback channel

1. Sender - the speaker or origin of the message
2. receiver - the listener or the one receiving the message
3. message - or input
4. message channel - the way by which the sender uses to put his message across,can be thru talking, singing, acting etc.
5. feedback channel - the manner by which the receiver gives back his feedback

To understand this better I suggest you visit http://www.media-visions.com/communication.html for what we call as The Communication Cycle

Answer 6

Talking is when you inform someone - Communicating is listening and understanding the information.

Answer 7

'Communicating' is more than mere talking. Communicating involves expressing orally, visually with eyes,gesturing through hands so as to make others to easily understand.

Answer 8

talking is only one form of communicating

Answer 9

When you talk your not necessarily telling anyone anything. Communicating means you are sharing information.

Answer 10

Communicating assumes someone is listening and comprehending - talking does not.