Effective Communication Skills
Communication is naturally existed in our daily life. People talk to their spouses,
kids and friends without taking too much energy to think how to do it. It might seem
pretty easy, but communicating effectively actually takes quite a bit of finesse. People
have to know how to choose the right words, listen with their minds, and get the
message concise and accurate to the right targets.
Communication skills also play a crucial role to all levels of employment. It is
inevitable for people to communicate with their coworkers or employers during their
work time. For instance, either dealing with the task their supervisor required or
sharing the information with their team members, it is unavoidable for employees to
communicate. Understanding the benefits of effective communication helps
companies place a focus on developing a workforce that is able to communicate
within the firm and with customers, vendors and international business partners. If
people cannot convey their thoughts or opinions in a concrete way, it may cause
misunderstanding or misinterpreting issue. Besides, not only miscommunication can
lead to arguments, but also poor communication in the workplace can cause issues. It
may influence the employee’s motivation, productivity and their working
performance. Hence, how to communicate effectively is really a significant topic to an
organization’s development and operation.
In addition to verbal communication, non-verbal communication are also
valuable in the workplace. Although both of these communication skills are
important, I contend non-verbal communication skill is more worthy to draw our
attention. Sometimes our action in silent do more harm than normal words to people.
During some communications, it is true that you did not say anything to criticize or
offend people, but your gesture or eye contact describes everything for you. If people
are not cautious or careful enough with their body language, they might accidentally
convey the truth that should be hid. It would be a respect and polite act for people to
conceal their true feeling while working because the truth might hurt and annoy your
peers, clients or supervisors. Therefore, non-verbal communication is the key to
maintain the relationship.
On top of that, there are some barriers that can influence the effective
communications. To begin with, I believe culture is the critical communication
barriers. Cultural barriers can go beyond language. Different culture and history
background provide distinct perspectives or attitude to people. People who raised in
America may have attitudes and approaches that come from their origin or the way
