Principles of Effective Communication

Principles of effective Communication

Effective communication is the method of what enables us to interact with other people in different environments. If we did not communicate effectively we would be unable to share knowledge and experiences with anyone else, except ourselves. Some of the main types of communication you may have heard of include writing, speaking, touch, broadcasting and gestures.

There are two main types of questions that can be asked whenever we are communicating, open and close. An open question allows you to input more thought behind your answer. On the other hand a closed question is more of a simple yes or no. An example of and open question could be, “Do you like football?” This question can give many types of answer such as yes I enjoy football or even yes, I play regularly in a team. These are different examples of open and closed questions.

The famous quote, “If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would have been given two mouths and one ear.” Mark Twain. This shows that listening is an important skill and that we should all listen to what other people have to say for a moment and that if we didn’t speak as much we would maybe listen to what some others have to say.

There are two examples of communication, verbal and non verbal. Non verbal communication is written information, emails, body language and even sign language. Verbal communication is phoning someone or speaking to them face to face. To get a message across you have a better chance if you are using verbal communication as you are physically telling them where as if you sent an email they may not understand the message.

Your presentation is how you like to show yourself and if you make an effort and dress smart, you will more likely grab someone’s attention and make a good impression for yourself. An organization will probably have a dress code which will be along the lines of a suit or dressing smartly by wearing a suit or tie.