Effective Communication Skills

Why Effective Communication?

1) It is vital in building good relationships.
Communication is an essential part of our everyday life. Whenever we meet someone on the streets, subtle and obvious body languages, such as the movement of your eyes and the words uttered out from your mouth, are part of communication signals received and interpreted by the other party. Human relationships, in fact, are very commonly built on the communication signals received by the various parties. Admittedly, much of my impressions of people are based on the first few communication signals I receive from them. Hence, effective communication is the foundation of relationship building skills.

2) It maintains the relationships built.
In my view, it is harder to maintain a relationship than to start one. The constant interaction between people creates plenty a chance for friction and unhappiness to occur. These frictions, I feel, are often created due to nothing more than just miscommunications or misunderstandings. Hence, effective communication skills prevent such misunderstandings from occurring.

3) It is a vital skill required in the working society.
Knowing how to communicate to superiors, subordinates and colleagues is important in one’s career advancements. Such is the reality of the working society that one who enjoys good relationships throughout would tend to succeed more than another whose relationships with people are questionable. Secondly, effective communication skills among team members are important in ensuring that the team can work effectively as a team.