Communication includes shared creation of meaning

perceptions and experience influence how we do what when we communicate

Communication between two people; friends, lovers, family, etc.

Communicators are both source and receiver with feedback going both ways simultaneously.

self$-$talk, communication with yourself

usually thought of as communication between $3$ to $8$ people

usually involves two parties and when we communicate, the context shifts and thus so too will the communication

communication from one person to a group

arriving at the same, or close enough, understanding of the message