Communication is the action of conveying meaningful information. There are many levels of communication present in this global-village these days.
One way is of using conventional messages to break the ice or to end a conversation.
One might hug, kiss, shake hands, bow, and smile, make eye contact, and face one another. Some exchange pleasantries by using clichés. Clichés are unoriginal expressions that have lost their original meanings and have taken on new relational meanings.
Another level of communication is Factual Communication. It includes using events, making observations, offering knowledge to others in a way which can be called chit chat or small talk. Factual communication is comparatively safe and most do this well.
Another way is offering opinions, ideas and judgments to others. This is risky because the odds are that others will counter with their own evaluations, which may be poles apart to yours. When people time and again use this level of communication, they must be ready for eventual conflict.
Another level of communication involves sharing our emotions and feelings with another. We are sharing our very essence when we allow others to know our heart. Societies put constraints upon the explicit emotions which can be expressed so one should also have rules about when and how feelings can be articulated as emotional intelligence involves interpersonal capabilities including self-awareness, self control, and flexibility.
Relationship communication is very rare as during this level of communication for the moment, two souls merge into one.
Sharing our ideas and feelings is usually kept for those whom we trust. Trust is a function of confidence, commitment, and time. We normally share our spirit with those we’ve known a long time. The greater the need to communicate our feelings, the harder it is to do. One reduces the discomfort when one moves through the levels of communication turn by turn.