Communication In Communication : The Importance Of Communication

These two factors AMPP and ABC are providing tools and how individuals could communicate with others and be able to maintain a healthy dialogue, and luckily the tools will work for both classes of persons either are silence or violence games they want to play. The text provides these terms such as; ask, mirror, paraphrase, prime, agree, build, and compare, if all these factors are applied into our communications habits it will help us to have a better interact with our family member, best friends or even coworkers.

Learning how to communicate is often overlooked but its an essential skill for anyone. An example of how important this truly is would be a job interview. Everyone at some point will have to interview for a job to support themselves and their family. At most interviews, employers are looking for people who seem to communicate well with others and can present themselves by communicating their attributes. These communications skills that are necessary aren’t easy to come by. Although one may think it would be easy, many people wont be able to successfully land a job because of communication. One person may be the most qualified, but if you can not communicate well then it will not matter.

“The quality of your communication is the quality of your life”-Tony Robbins. How motivating. It should be because Tony Robbins is a very famous and successful motivational speaker. This quote couldn’t be more true. Good communicators have a very successful life and in order to master communication, one must understand communication theory. According to the text, Introducing Communication Theory Analysis and Application, communication is defined as “a social process in which individuals employ symbols to establish and interpret meaning in their environment”. There are many different definitions of communication, but all communication definitions explain the process of transmitting information, the framework of the information, and the effects of that information. Understanding communication theory can be very rewarding and very beneficial to people’s personal and professional lives. It can help with public speaking, interviews, relationships, and so much more. The world is always changing, which means communication is too. Taking a communication theory class helps students make sense of the world around us, express our wants, needs and desires to others in an appropriate manner.

Mireille Guiliano said, “Intelligence, knowledge or experience are important and might get you a job, but strong communication skills are what will get you promoted” (n.d.). Effective communication skills in a business environment are vital to success in the workplace. Communication is extended through verbal and nonverbal qualities, both equally as important to becoming a successful communicator. Verbally, one needs to employ proper speaking, listen actively, and communicate efficiently, and nonverbally display appropriate posture, a proper handshake, and controlled facial expressions.

In today’s fast-paced society people have secluded themselves from others by spending the majority of their time using technological devices. Most people cannot leave home without a menagerie of electronics. The effects of all the screen time are beginning to show themselves in the ability to effectively communicate and the metamorphosis in the definition of relationships (Deresiewicz, 290; Turkle, 84).

The actions that I reveal when I am communicating to an audience are discussing a dull subject, poor preparation and lack of self-confidence. I often chose topics that may interest me, but not my audience. The people in the audience seem to not be interested in what I am saying, which is shown through their tired face expressions, daydreaming and are distracted by other actions taking place or their personal belongings. In addition to this, I do not prepare for a speech as thoroughly as I should. I tend to not know exactly how I am going to state my thoughts clearly because I wait until the last minute to practice my speech and it makes it hard to remember exactly what I’m trying to say. Both of these habits develop the lack of self-confidence I have when presenting to an audience. I worry about what people may think of my appearance, the message I am trying to send through my words and how I present the message. The combination of these flaws results in the bad habits I experience during public speaking, which includes shaking, stuttering, heart palpitations and nervousness. These bad habits prevent me from reaching my full potential of being an effective communicator. Although the points I mentioned stand to be true, I want to set goals so that I can improve my communication skills and follow better practices to grow as a communicator.

Building a rapport with the patient will help initiate trust and improve communication thus improving patient outcome. Communication and understanding the patients’ symptoms will allow the team to effectively manage and treat these symptoms which is vital to the patients’ quality of life. By setting realistic goals with patients’ and their family regarding expectations will provide a foundation to build effective management for proper treatment (Aslakson, Curtis, & Nelson, 2014). Patient goals could be, being pain free when sitting or performing normal activities’ such as showering or not feeling anxious while being alone. The patient and their family should be aware of their health situation and have a good understanding that some of these symptoms may not go away, but may be managed in a tolerable way. To ensure that these goals will be met accurate assessments and re-assessments are necessary. Accurate and thorough documentation of goals and treatments should be available for all interdisciplinary team members to view. This is essential so that all can be aware of how well or not treatments and symptoms are being managed. If treatments are not working well health care providers can easily make decisions and recommendations based on the updated information they have about their patient. This can help improve the patients’ quality of life and put their family members at ease knowing their loved one is receiving the best care available.

Where would society be today without effective communication? As time progressed, citizens of various nations have found new ways to convey a message whether it was through pictures like hieroglyphics, body language, or spoken orally. Since then, one would think language is on a steady rise, but is it really? Language is a form of communication but also a way to connect. I believe that down the line, the ability to connect and effectively communicate through language went on a decline and it is showing in the language of today’s citizens. It is known universally that a first impression is one of the only lasting ones. It is the way a person speaks, the firmness of their handshake, and body language that makes the biggest difference. But it is also the uniqueness of each person that makes the world exciting. As I read Molly Worthen’s “Stop Saying ‘I Feel Like’” and Deborah Cameron’s “Just Don’t Do It”, I pondered on the idea of how interactions with others changes the depth of situations, along with factors like gender and relationship. The key component in each article is the way that women communicate. Since the beginning of time, women have been silent by men which I believe is one of the contributing factors of the communication issues today. The lack of being taught how to effectively communicate, being in an environment of effective communication, and being spoken to are factors that I believe make the biggest difference.

Click. Buzz. Ring Ring. What comes to mind when these tones are heard? For the majority, it will be that exciting feeling of getting a text, or something of relation, that they have been either thinking in the back of their mind about or staring at their phone not able to wait to see what they receive. As their screen lights up with that notification, so does their face with a bright smile of excitement. This is not truly recognized as a social relationship, there are numerous times that I will go out to dinner, with my family and be excited to tell them about something new that has been going on, but everyone around me is so consumed by a phone or tablet, that there is no room to absorb everyone’s present. I find this matter to be rather frustrating because when I am with any one specific person(s) they should be getting nearly my undivided attention and vice versa. Relationships are built upon human contact. Technology becomes a problem because it causes a distortion of what is actually being said, it hurts interpersonal relationships, as well as an overall lack of interaction with people.

Over the years, technology has enabled communications to occur over vast distances, allowing people to connect with one another, all throughout the globe. Modern day developments allow an assortment of channels for people to escape social isolation; people are able to express themselves through text, video, and photos. In the article “The Flight from Conversation,” Sherry Turkle emphasizes society’s willingness to confide in one another through the barrier of a communication device; people prefer regulating interpersonal communications that makes him or her comfortable. Van Willingham wrote the article “Scientists Look to Help Children with Autism Find a Voice,” to reiterate the idea that children with autism lack the ability to understand auditory information; as a result, people with autism are more likely to face complications while engaging in face-to-face conversations. Although the use of social media isn’t a permanent solution to end social isolation, the implementation of social media should be utilized in the speech therapy process for people with autism.

Language is created by people. It does not exist in isolation or outside the minds of people. It is created by people as they need it. Humans attach meaning to words as they need to and interpret that message based on tone and way it might have been delivered. Today, with the development of communication tools, the Internet has taken over communication mediums in our society, there are new spaces that meet the human need to socialize. These spaces called social networks, allowing people to share information and schedule activities with their social group, but in many cases we do not know their conditions of use and we give the opportunity for our information and privacy to be violated and it is even used for abuse towards others; therefore if you are using these tools, it is important to know their conditions so as not to be victims of any kind of violation, mistreatment or humiliation.

It is no secret that men and women have different communication styles. We begin to see these differences in communication when we are young and continue to see them as we get older. Communication and trust are two of the sole characteristics that must be apart of any relationship we have with the same sex or the opposite sex. Men and women must learn to communicate well together because of the inherent fact that they will be working along side each other whether it be in a friendly relationship, romantic relationship, in day to day life, or in the workplace. I believe that the key to success in maintaining good communication skills amongst men and women is to accept the fact that we communicate in different ways and not try to change this, but learning how to cater to each others different communication needs.

Resist the urge to finish sentences and/or interrupt the person speaking. This can come across as rude and disrespectful.

Conversation is changing dynamically as society ushers in a new era of communication. Social media has been a revelation in the way society interacts with one another. It is often celebrated for the ability to connect individuals over extensive distances; however, it is quickly creating a disconnect between people communicating face-to-face. There are three prevalent issues plaguing modern society’s interpersonal communication: Social media becomes an addiction, the interaction between reality and the online landscape, and social media teaches society to multitask. Social media has caused attention span to plummet and society has become increasingly enamored with an online world; thus, causing individuals to be detracted from their environment and less sociable in face-to-face communication.

There are many ramifications for the word “Communication”. It is important for every living beings, as they use their own specific mode or language to communicate with each other. It is a process of interaction with people and their environment. Through such interactions two or more people convey their beliefs, ideas, thoughts and attitude with each other. These interactions occur through the exchange of information via gestures, words, symbols, signs and expressions. Communication can be verbal or nonverbal. Verbal communication is utilization of language and words for interaction between two or more individuals and it can be either oral or written. Nonverbal communication occurs without usage of words and can be done through gestures, facial expressions and body language. Communication help people relate, interact, understand, believe and get connected to others.