Better Communication: An Affair of Realism

Standing amidst of technologies and versatile economies, we experience a thirst for learning and understanding complex innovations. Proper communication facilitates due encyclopaedism of concepts and happenings. Communication involves clear understanding of ideas, concepts, and the recipients' knowledge pulse.

Conceive before You Pursue

Mostly, communication skills are acquired through constant practice. Before communicating any idea, prepare a mind map of the idea or concept you intend to convey. You can literally jot down your idea in a paper. Jotting down in paper helps you to include more vital facts and to eliminate unnecessary information.

Stay Conscious to Stay on Track

While you are in the process of communication there are possibilities for aligning out of track. For example, you may exaggerate some concepts or diminish some ideas for making the communication more interesting. Beware of adding or eliminating ideas which may lead to misconception from the receiver's end. So, stay conscious with your ideas and intentions to stay right on track.

Deploy Right Techniques and Strategies

Good techniques and strategies stimulate better understanding of ideas or import the exact idea or concept to the receiver without any idea seepage or misconception. Employing the right techniques improves the communicator's morale as well as the receiver's knowledge base.

If the communication mode is a presentation or a text document, the communicator may include pictorial illustrations and graphs to the document. Illustrations ease the process of understanding new concepts. We could remember the pictures and plastic models of vegetables and animals shown by our nursery teachers. That's a happy and interactive learning isn't it?

Place Yourself into the Receivers' Shoes

Just have an idea of the knowledge level, education and skill sets of the intended audience. This will help you in framing the ideas and in delivering the ideas effectively. Put yourself into the receivers' shoes, so that you can be aware of what the essentials are and what are not.

Use Appropriate Channels

The communication medium plays a vital role in delivering ideas. Modern communication mediums improve efficiency of communication. In ancient days, birds were used to transport messages. There was less probability for the message to reach the intended person. Now-a-days, modern communication tools like telephone, internet, email, conferencing, networking and so on facilitate communication. Depending upon the importance, time, cost, and other factors the appropriate communication channel can be employed.

Strive Your Way to Success

The parameters mentioned above are not the only techniques to practice and execute effective communication. The list may be enhanced and developed rationally to meet the needs of dynamically changing environments.

 
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