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Advantages And Disadvantages And Disadvantages Of Ineffective Communication?

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What is communication? We often define communication as the act of talking to one another via different platforms, be it face to face, via emails or even through videos. Through this act, we are trying to pass a message or relate something to the intended audience. We face this every day in our lives, even if we do not leave the house and talk to anyone. For example, even reading a cooking recipe is counted as a form of communication. It is a form of communication between the reader and the writer. The reader is trying to comprehend and follow the steps given by the writer whereas the writer would be writing in a form whereby the steps is simple yet precise. So here are some advantages and disadvantages of ineffective communication. For advantages, …show more content…

Many people would know of this unfortunate incident, but not many would know that it was probably the cause of an ineffective communication. The incident goes as follows, In July of 1945, the allied leaders had a meeting in Potsdam and they submitted a stiffly-worded declaration of surrender terms to the Japanese. These terms had included a statement to the effect that any negative answer would invite "prompt and utter destruction." The allied leaders (Harry S Truman, Winston Churchill and Stalin) also stated that they hoped that Japan would agree to surrender unconditionally and prevent devastation of the Japanese homeland and that they patiently awaited Japan's answer. This was known as the Potsdam Declaration. The Japanese Premier at that time, Kantaro Suzuki answered using the Japanese word 'mokusatsu', which is derived from the word for 'silence'. Yet, this word had a second meaning which also means "not worthy of comment". In the heat of the moment, the meaning was thought to be the second one, which may be true as the Japanese were very prideful, as we can see from the Kamikaze spirit. To rather die than be captured. After the allied leaders knew of this reply, ten days later the atomic bomb was dropped at

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