If you don’t know to communicate, you don’t know to live. Life is all about communicating or sharing what you feel and think. If you want to be noticed by people around you, you must communicate. Most problems in the world can be easily solved if there is someone who can grasp the gist of the problem and communicate it to the people concerned. Communication plays a prominent role in all spheres of life; marriage, friendships, society, office etc. People do suffer inexplicable pain and agony because they have made mistakes in communication. Communication skills are essential for success.

The success of communication lies in how you make your listeners understand your message without ambiguity.

Both the speaker and the listener play vital roles in making effective communication. Both must understand the message in the sense it is intended to be. It is a well-known factor that the ability to communicate secures lucrative jobs. Many individuals struggle to communicate their ideas effectively as a result of which they have lost precious opportunities and valuable relationships. Some create a mess whenever they try to communicate their thoughts.

An effective communicator knows which channel is right to convey a specific message. Some messages must be communicated directly to the concerned person instead of phoning failing which they lose their significance.

Right words at the right time will transform a hell into a heaven. Each word uttered by an individual determines his/her future. The wise know when to talk, how to talk, where to talk and why. Person who speaks anything at anytime invites troubles to his soul. Words build or break relationships.

Do you remember the occasions when you used wrong words and hurt people beyond repair and you still regret?

You have no power over a word that is already out of your mouth. So WATCH OUT! Think before you speak. The mind conceives words and the mouth utters them. The smart ones know which words are to be delivered. This process takes only some seconds but you must learn the art of deciding whether you need to speak those words. You may not be able to control your mind but you can surely control your mouth. Better be quiet than to utter some foolish words.

It doesn’t matter what good actions you have done but one wrong sentence can tarnish your reputation beyond recognition. Recently, a world leader expressed his opinion on a ticklish issue and he had to pay a heavy price for that (smart ones! think hard).

I saw it on a cartoon channel ‘Laughing is fun. But it is not everything in life’. Being funny is nice and enjoyable. Making fun of others can sometimes be quite harmful as you may not be aware how the other person takes it. If your jokes hurt others’ feelings, then it is not anymore funny. Guard your mouth if you want to preserve your reputation.

Many don’t have control over their mouth when they get angry. The result of anger is hurt. Anger can not produce any fruitful results. If you think you can not control your mouth when you are angry, keep your mouth shut till you cool down. Any word that comes out of your mouth, while you are angry, is a wrong word.

It is important to note when you speak. Your words may be right but the time may misinterpret the whole idea. If the other person is not in the right frame of mind, then your words may not be taken in the right sense.

The formula of communication is

HW4 - How, Where, When, Why, Who

Judith Filek, President -Impact Communications, Inc. writes “Business people have short attention spans. They are used to multi-tasking and they are often pre-oc­cupied with things in their personal and business lives”. When you talk to your superiors, WATCH OUT! GUARD YOUR MOUTH! Learn to be brief and to the point. Don’t bore them with your long stories and lackluster information.

If you want to be understood and respected, practice eye contact. I met a doctor who didn’t look at me at all during the consultation. He talked without any eye contact. I don’t think I liked it. I didn’t feel I was respected. Eye contact testifies your confidence in communication.

Will you agree if I say ‘being silent’ also plays a vital role in effective communication? Communication is not about just talking but also listening to others. Haven’t you felt like saying to someone ‘Shut up and listen for a while’? Others would have felt the same thing when you kept talking.

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