What is meant by Small Group Communication

When identical persons having common goal share or exchange ideas or information within or outside the group is known as small group communication.


Brillhart and Galances opined that "Small group communication is the interaction of small group of people to achieve an interdependent goal."


Communication in small group may be verbal, non-verbal or combination of both. Members use any media to send message which are responded by other people or members of small group so that the objective of the group can be achieved.

small group communication
Communication existed in small group is called as small group communication

Communication within Small Group
Communication occurs within the boundary or across the boundary irrespective of race, religion, nation, society or country. It moves from individual to many. And when communication is limited within few persons to attain any specific objective, it can be termed as communication  within small group.