What is effective Communication?

What is effective communication?

Effective communication is being able to communicate or get a message to somebody and also receiving a message or information back. There is a number of ways that this can be done also known as communication skill for example verbal and non verbal. Verbal is speaking communication. Non verbal would be the uses of hands e.g. sign language. A few more examples are written, E-Mail and phone (house or mobile)

In this paragraph I will be explaining the difference between open and closed questions and how they are involved with effective communication. Open and closed questions are questions that would open a more interactive conversation an example of an open question would be what your favorite football team is. This is an open question as it provides a large range of answers that can be discussed. A closed question would be are you male or female this is closed because you have to pick one answer and one answer only. These are involved with effective communication as they would be used to keep a communication going and some times they would be used to even end a conversation if it gets boring.

Mark twain said “If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would have been given two Mouths and one ear.” Listening is a vital part of effective communicating as people like to listen to what they have to say also it is important to listen to someone who is having problems and needs someone to talk to as it can help them feel better about them selves know that there is people that are willing to listen. They say that if you talk to much you will not succeed and that is because you are not listening enough. Listening is important as people like you to listen to them and then they will listen to you.

There are two main types of communication that can be used when trying to have a conversation with someone types of communication are Verbal and Non verbal. Verbal communication would be speech voice messages and video chat and non verbal communication would be written, text message, sign language, and e-mail. The difference between the two methods would be that verbal would be mainly voice chat or talking to the person over a computer via video chat and non verbal is mainly written or typed messaging websites or text messages or e-mails.       

There can be cultural differences that would make it difficult to have a conversation when abroad also it could affect communication the best way to avoid cultural misunderstandings would be to have a translator on your phone or even a friend who can speak the language of the country you are in and this would be one of the best ways to have a conversation as then the translator could tell you what they are saying.

5 Skills

Planning and organizational skills:

Planning and organizational skills are key skills that are essential if you want to achieve your own personal goals. These skill help keep you focused and determined to do the correct tasks and organization skills are also essential for surviving this thing called life – and particularly in today’s hectic world with so many time pressures. I have used planning and organizational skill when I was revising for my GCSE results.

Time management

Time managements skills are essential for producing and keeping up to date information and tasks ion time its is a key factor that employers are looking for in candidates. This skill will help you manager your time so that you get all of your tasks/ assignments done correctly and on time. I have used time management in preparing for course work deadlines and studying sections when I was doing my GCSEs.

Team working

Team working is an essential skill that may be required by most businesses now a day as you may be often required to work in groups of other people that you may not know or like. Having this skill would most likely get you a job where team work is required or interpersonal skills. I had to use team working skills in a subject after GCSEs it involved me and a group of 8 people running a business our selves it was a real business and at the end of it we made a prophet and a certificate. 

Verbal and written communication skills                                                                                                        

Verbal and written communication skills are also very important especially if you are trying to get a job anywhere. Having this skill would improve the chances of getting any job in any area for example if you were trying to ask some one for help or some write to you and asked you for help these skill would come in hand you would be able to respond and provide the information the person was looking for verbally or hand written or typed through e-mail. I have used verbal and written communication when I had to type an e-mail to a company asking for detail of how many bottles of water cost and if there was a delivery service this was for a course after GCSEs.

Creativity skills                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Creativity skills are also very important if you were going for jobs such as advertising and movie editing I have shown these skill a number of times as I edit videos for my friends and I have 4GCSEs in digital application such as multimedia. I used these when was doing my course in such formats as image animation and image creation.