Do Other People Misunderstand What You Say?: Guide to Effective Communication

Neonaruto95 · May 5, 2009

Hello, I've written a guide to help you communicate with other people. Ever talked to a friend and have them misunderstand what you're trying to say? Are you a teacher, and are you tired of your students being bored and losing interest in what you're trying to tell them? Trying to make a deal with someone online over Sythe, but they're too uneducated to understand what you're trying to tell them? Use the following guide, and all these annoyances may be fixed!

Effective communication is crucial to the smooth running of a business. It sounds simple, but communication is in fact one of the most complex activities we take part in. To ensure effective communication, we first have to understand what the key elements of communication are. The first step lies with the person wishing to send a message. This person has to â€œencodeâ€ the message in such a way that it can be understood by the recipient.

The second element is the sending of the message. How should the message be sent: Face-to-face, by telephone, or in a written form? The third element is the reception of the message by the intended audience, but it must not stop here. Once the message is received, the sender needs some form of feedback to ensure the message has been understood. If any one of these elements is missing, or goes wrong, the communication will fail and misunderstandings can happen.

The message itself must carefully worded, so that it is unambiguous. Many acts of communication fail because vague information is sent out and so the recipient makes an unintended interpretation. Remember that communication is not carried by words alone. Only seven percent of a message is conveyed by words. Another 38 percent is conveyed by the way you say the words and 55 percent by your body language. The most common problem here is that your words may say one thing and your body language another.
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Go to: http://bizcovering.com/business/effective-communication/ for the entire guide.

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