What is Effective Communication? How to Develop it?
Since ancient times, people have established civilizations and brought civilization to its current level by communicating and developing their lives around communication. Communication is one of the most crucial components in the formation and evolution of civilizations. Humans, by nature, are socialized beings and need to communicate in order to maintain their long-term health.
Nowadays, when everything is accelerating, diversifying, and we are subject to numerous communication channels, establishing effective communication becomes increasingly relevant. In this article, we will examine the components of effective communication, factors to consider when establishing effective communication, traits of a good listener, and common mistakes in communication.
During a conversation, effective communication can be characterized by conveying the message you want to convey to the other participant as clearly and in the shortest time possible.
Specifically, today, technological progress, workload, and the need to multitask throughout the day are some of the elements that make effective communication almost indispensable.
Communication where the message to be transmitted to the other party is not expressed clearly, deviates from the main topic and concentrates on less relevant aspects, or incorrect words and expressions are used during the message transmission phase, does not generate healthy results and does not achieve its objective. To avoid difficulties when communicating, it is essential to have effective communication skills.
Recipient: The individual or group that initiates the communication process and expresses their emotions, thoughts and desires so that the message reaches the other party.
Recipient: The individual or group to whom the sender transmits his emotions, thoughts and desires.
E-mail: The emotions, thoughts and desires that facilitate communication between the sender and the receiver, and that the sender transmits to the receiver.
Channel: The instrument or procedure used by the sender to transmit the message to the receiver. It is necessary that the channel is adequate for the message.
Therefore, the message will not reach the desired person. The channel can be words, writings, images, or mass media such as television, press, computers and telephones.
Environment: It is the setting where elements of communication interact. Communication cannot be understood without establishing a context.
Feedback: Responses and reactions of the receiver to the sender during communication. Feedback is crucial to determine the quality of the communication and whether it has fulfilled its objective.
PASSWORD: When transmitting his message, the sender employs certain components. Each letter, image or number used during communication is known as a password.
In short, it is essential that the sender knows and carefully examines the receiver, ensuring that the communication processes match the message and that said communication is carried out through appropriate environments and channels.