Types and examples of written communication

Books do not have a periodicity and are not intended to be discarded.

Written communications can be personal or designed for a mass audience. In addition, they can have different objectives such as informing, convincing or entertaining.

Some examples of written communication can be the following:

 

• Brochures or flyers: Through them messages linked to advertising or publicity are communicated. In general, they seek to convince the receiver of something. They are usually distributed in public spaces and have little text. In addition, they usually have resources to make them attractive to reading: various colors, different types of typography, images, bold text.
• Letters: The message is written on a paper that is placed in an envelope so that the mail can send it to its destination. Unlike brochures, they are personalized messages and, depending on the relationship between the sender and the receiver, there are more or less formalities.
• E-mails: They are the modern version of the letters, which are sent through the web, protect privacy and are personalized. The advantage is that, unlike letters, they allow you to attach files that could be much more expensive and complicated by means of an envelope. Its content, like that of the letters, can be of the most varied: personal, labor, commercial, informative.
• Newspapers and magazines: Its contents are usually linked to current events, are written by journalists and are printed every certain period of time. In general, they cover specific topics, so readers buy them according to their interests. Once read, these messages are discarded, unless they are part of a collection. Its function is to inform or entertain the public.
• Books: Unlike newspapers or magazines, they do not have a periodicity and are not intended to be discarded. They contain the most varied genres and, with some exceptions, do not lose validity. The main function of books is to entertain and spread knowledge.
• Internet and all its variants: Beyond e-mail, with the Internet came an incalculable series of written media: from web portals to social networks such as WhatsApp or Twitter. From the network of networks, the written words arrive much faster, in a more massive and cheaper way. For some, it is a key advance in the democratization of knowledge.