Effective communication is not just applicable to the work place, but to every other scenarios in everyday life as well. With future workplace situations in mind, I took this class because I know that I will benefit tremendously by being able to learn and practice effective and professional communication skills.
We meet and interact with people daily that we sometimes forget the importance of effective communication. This is especially so when you are communicating with someone that you seldom talk to, for example, a friend whom you seldom meet, a business customer or even your colleagues at work.
Effective communication skills do not only refer to face-to-face conversations- but it also incorporates other verbal and non-verbal communications such as business letters, emails, presentations and body language. Sometimes, emotions or context cannot be fully understood from an email or a text message. Hence, it is important to be clear and concise on the points you are making, so that there is little or no chance of misinterpretation. This is especially important in the workplace, where communication is key. Any misinterpretation of sorts may lead to a misunderstanding and conflict with another colleague, or even lose a potential lucrative business deal.
Hence effective communication skills are important to me because it allows me to get my intentions and message across to the recipient, without it being distorted or misinterpreted.
Today's society boasts a vast network and methods of communication with people around the world. With so many new forms of communication emerging, it is essential that we get the message across, clearly and effectively.
Indeed, there are so many new forms of communication in today's world, especially because of the advancement in technology! As someone who is slightly uncomfortable in using the various new methods of communication, I agree with you on the importance still being able to get my messages across to others clearly!
ReplyDeleteIn this case, maybe it's not so much lost-in-translation, but more of lost-in-technology?? :P
Thanks, Lance, for this clear discussion. You've hit on the vast areas of need for all of us in this realm of communication, but I wonder how you would boil it down to your own specific needs. Granted, I can infer from your general statements that you have a variety of needs, but for this assignment I was looking for specifics. That's why the wording for the assignment was "to you."
ReplyDeleteIn any case, thanks for your effort!
Thank you for the very informative post.Communication is a two way process.A sender and a receiver.Do you feel that every speaker(sender) should first understand his receptor before communicating?
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