The types of power as related to communication, in sequence, are which of the following?

The types of power tied to communication run in the order legitimate first, then referent, then reward, then coercive, and finally persuasive.

The chain opens with statement 5, legitimate power, which flows from a formal title or recognised position.

It moves to statement 1, referent power, resting on identification and the ability to empathise with those one leads.

Next comes statement 2, reward power, the capacity to grant tangible benefits for compliance.

Then statement 3, coercive power, the capacity to punish for non-compliance, follows.

The sequence closes with statement 4, persuasive power, which wins agreement through reasoned appeal rather than title, empathy, reward or threat.