Human Communications
Introduction: Human communication is defined as a process by which people can exchange information in a meaningful way. (Littlejohn, theories of human communications). Communication is one of the most common activities in our day-today life. Things we take for granted can become quite puzzling when trying to understand systematically. Communication is an important and complex activity in life that is often overlooked.
Communication is one of the basic management functions in any organization. Effective communication of information is the essential part of the management-employee relation. Most management problems arise because of the lack of communication.
Human communication is the important part of the manager-employee relationship. Unless the team members understand what the leader is saying they cannot handle the project correctly. Hence, the results are not as they are expected. Productivity of the employees must be monitored regularly so that they can be positioned according to their rank.
The total outcome of human communication is the productivity. Where there is better communication there will be better management and outcomes will be comparatively high. (Vibashreya, personal communication, August 28, 2007)
The study of communication has taken many turns in various parts of the world. Communication had a different history in the Europe than in America. There is a lot of cultural dominance in communication. (Dennis, personal communication, August 28, 2007)
Initially young men and women from different parts of the world react differently when they start working in a company. However they get comfortable with the work the outcomes will be different. We cannot expect the best out of a person as soon as one enters into the company. There will be backlogs and the person will struggle to keep up the pace with his/her colleagues. “No generality is worth a damn” (Gillette, Personal communication, August 28, 2007).
Getting in pace with the colleagues is very important for the new employees as they have to work along with them in many projects. But generalizing them in every aspect is not the whole idea. They need to get the training first and then gain the expertise in the field they are working.
Most of the universities have the departments of communication like speech communication and mass communication although they are considered as the electives.
University course related to communication are found in many department. When people tell that they are communication experts their primary interest is literature in arts or in mathematics or in biology.
Psychologists consider that communication is the secondary process. They consider the individual behavior and study communication as part of the behavior. In recent years many people have recognized that human communication is the center of all human experiences.
Conclusion: In the 21st century unless people know what human communication is and how it is used in their day-to-day life, it is hard for them to be successful in their professional life.
References:
Wine, D. S, Importance of communication, Retrieved August 26, 2007 from http://roxbury.net/booksites/hc/lic.html
Littlejohn, W. S, Foss, A. K, Theories of human communication, Retrieved August 27, 2007 from http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=0Ndt6F_G6vsC&oi=fnd&pg=PA2&dq=%22Littlejohn%22+%22Theories+of+Human+Communication.%22+&ots=tRmrlosSmt&sig=b7fdE29VFMut9Em_lz97y5L-osk#PPA18-IA9,M1
Jay Gillette, Personal communication, August 28, 2007
Vibashreya, Personal communication, August 28, 2007
Dennis, Personal communication, August 28, 2007