Communication means transferring messages from one to another and it has several forms such as intrapersonal, interpersonal, group and mass communication. While it comes to group communication it has a certain patterns in its own. Few patterns are popular in mainstream communication studies. Such as
- Circle
- Chain
- Y
- Wheel
All communication patterns are all have certain problems with each other. In circle, Chain and Y patterns all group members can’t directly communicate with the group leader. They can communicate to leader only through group members. In Wheel, all the group members can communicate directly with the group leader.
– Leader
– Group Members
Fig. A. Circle Pattern
In Circle pattern, the sender (Group Leader) can communicate with the receivers (group members) who presents next to him/her. No others group members can’t receive the sender’s message directly and they receive messages from the other group members who sharing the message from the sender. In this pattern of communication the sender messages travels all over the group through sharing by its members will take time to reach sender again.
Fig. B. Chain Pattern
In Chain pattern, the same problems were appearing as like a circle pattern. The worst part in the pattern is the last member receives the modified messages from the leader. In this case the leader can’t find whether the last member receives the correct information or not because there is no feedback to identify the message distortion.
Fig. C. Y Pattern
In Y pattern, it’s more complicated pattern and also has the communication problem which appears in both circle and chain pattern. The group is separated into three and the group members can communicate with the other members group through leader only.
Fig. D. Wheel Pattern
In Wheel pattern, one of the best pattern while compare to other three. The leader has direct contact with all the group members and there are no communication problems, time issue and feedback from the group members. But all the group members can’t connect with one another.
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I think these aint pattern of communication
It’s explicit and well understood
How about a Star Pattern?
is nic but i guess there are more new one comin up as time pass by
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The wheel is the same as the star pattern.but in all i think its a good job done
There are all-channel (Common) pattern and it looks like star but it is different from circle pattern. Read the Mullin (2005) Mnagement and organisational behaviour
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The other one is all channel network.it is similar to free flow of communication in a group that encourages all mbers to become involved in decision making.informal communication pattern and produces a high level of satisfaction between members
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I like Dwheel, very strong and fast to comuicate to
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what exactly is wrong with email address?
how can a chain pattern be changed to circle pattern
Is it comparable to church worship in communication patterns
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May I ask some question, when I want to tell something such as local wisdom to another (story telling) what is the most appropriate pattern?
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The explanation is good but you have to the the advantages and disadvantages
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very good explanations…good diagrams. Brief and to the point.
But what about the network pattern?
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Well elaborated. As a communication student, thus from theoretical point of view, the Wheel Pattern seems to make more sense, as it facilitates the observance of all the major Communication ingredients (Sender, Receiver, Message, Channel and Feedback). But in practice, we tried the same Pattern in our organization (group) but the result was not desirable, because direct contact between the group leader and members of the group requires more skills and team-spirits from the leader (which are mostly lacked). So we end up with dysfunction heads of departments and dictator-like leadership. So from experience, i see the effectiveness of Wheel Pattern in small group Communication not in large group.
What about things like horizontal, downward and upward communication, are they also communication patterns and if not what could they be?
I came across them in some other publication stated as patterns of communication.
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Pictures communicate everything about the pattern
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When we talking about upwards, downwlward and other is communication flow in certain direction. This can be from bottom to top of management or top of management to bottom or whatever. It is different from communication pattern.
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