persuasion vs communicating

persuasion and communicating both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
persuasion	Yes	No	No	No
communicating	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, communicating is a hypernym of persuasion; that is, communicating is a word with a broader meaning than persuasion:

persuasion: the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
communicating: the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information

Other hypernyms of persuasion include communication.

persuasion (noun)	communicating (noun)
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty	the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action