Question

What is the difference between communication and proactive communication

Answer 1

Answer:

Communication would be the act of carrying out the intented meanings (message) from one thing (entity) or group to another. Think of the campfire game of telephone.

Proactive behavior is when you act in advance to a future situation rather than just reacting during/after. Action and result oriented behavior. I hope this helps!!

Answer 2

Reactive communications, as the name suggests, is when you’re reacting to a situation. It’s something you haven’t planned for, something unexpected, something that has caused a response you didn’t foresee. This type of communications normally takes place after the fact – when something has already happened. The result is disjointed and often defensive. Reactive communication tends to be one-sided. It is broadcast communications with little evaluation and no feedback mechanism.

Proactive communication is when you prevent problems instead of fixing them. You answer questions before they’re asked. You deal with complaints before they’re made. You work with your audiences to have a conversation about the issues important to you (and them). Proactive communication is planned, flexible, and delivers on objectives.