It is so appalling that the number of educated people has been sideland by the number of the uneducated. In our daily activities we get to meet with lots of people, some good, some bad, some rich, some poor, some black, some white, some tall, some short etc. We get to interact with them, we argue, we exchange languages, we learn as we also teach and so doing we communicate a lot of problems into ones head, at same time give possible solutions to some unanswered mysteries.COMMUNICATION
Communication, the imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or usage of some other medium has played a vital role in most of the discoveries and inventories in the world so far.
With it you can now go places with ease and do quite lots of things so easily.
Communication can only be met, when the people in the medium can understand themeelves effectively.
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Effective communication is about more than just exchanging information.It's about understanding
the emotion and intentions behind the information. As well as being able to clearly convey a message, you need to also listen in a way that gains the full meaning of what’s being said and makes the other person feel heard and understood.
Effective communication sounds like it should be instinctive. But all too often, when we try to communicate with others something goes astray.
We say one thing, the other person hears something else, and misunderstandings, frustration, and conflicts arouse. This can cause
problems in your home, school, and work relationships.
Communication is not something of the 21st century, it has been, its still on and will always be, its age is as old as man itself.
For we to effectively communicate or convey information and messages there are certain skills one should acquire. This skills range from
*Engaged listening
*Nonverbal communication
*Managing stress in the moment
*Asserting yourself in a respectful way.
As an individual, there is high need for effective communication, these will not only help you to convey message effectively but will as well help you to have a full understanding of concepts when you are communicated to. Having full knowledge of concepts is the bedrock for exploitation, thus communication is a problem solver and a search tool for uncovering mysteries.
Let's see how engaged listening can actually help us yo communicate effectively;
When communicating with others, we often focus on what we should say. However, effective communication is less about talking and more about listening. Listening well means not just
understanding the words or the information being communicated, but also understanding the emotions the speaker is trying to communicate.
There’s a big difference between engaged listening and simply hearing. When you really listen, when you’re engaged with what’s being said—you’ll hear the subtle intonations in someone’s voice that tell you how that person is feeling and the emotions they’re trying to communicate. When you’re an engaged listener, not only will you better understand the other person, you’ll also make that person feel heard
and understood, which can help build a stronger, deeper connection between you.
By communicating in this way, you’ll also experience a process that lowers stress and supports physical and emotional well-being.
Lack of effective communicating skill has cost the world so much, because it is one of the major contributor to the rate of unemployment when it is related to mobility in the labour market.
It is only when you are able to understand and absorb the contents of the information conveyed yo you that you can put the information into use, and the lack of these understanding is what is slowing the rate at which things are done and executed.
The ability to effectively communicate is what will solve most of the problems we have in life. So any one who hasn't been able to understand the beef for effective communication is still having a Kong way to go, if he or she wants to be heard and remembered.
To solve life's problems it is therefore necessary to study the above listed communication skills.....
Author: Ezra Bassey
Reference: Helpguide
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