Human communication, a boon!
Imagine not being able to express your views or put forward your simplest thoughts out to the world! Imagine being toung-tied in an interview or meeting not knowing what to say just because you cant translate visions and answers in the mind into words! Scary? Familiar? What we are talking about here is basic Human Communication which is the field or more aptly an art for basis for interaction.The art of communication and the process of understanding has long been a mystery to mankind.There are certain preliminary aspects for a successful communication:Clarity of thoughts and expression and a common language.Through the course of this blog I intend to emphasize the need of each if these aspects and the role played by each in the communication process
The power of interaction:
The Human brain processes about thousands of thoughts per second. The reproduction of these ambiguous thoughts into clear expressions to exchange ideas and convey information to interact with each other is Human Communication. It is the basis of understanding the inter-relationship between individuals in a business or social environment. It is inherently consistent with one’s behavior. Organization of thoughts, language and speech are very important in communication since it is with these aspects that we make sense and transact with the surrounding environment and the people in it.
Any kind of communication follows certain protocols or guidelines. The basic protocol is that the person expressing his thoughts should be able to do so with clarity and in a way the person listening is able to understand. There must be a proper medium to communicate, for example: face-to-face communication, telephone or video conferencing. The outcome of any communication should be the proper delivery of the intended message from the source to the destination. With context to human communication it would mean the person at the receiving end is successfully able to comprehend the message of the sender and act or answer accordingly.
The most basic feature of communication is language. It is a system of words or gestures expressed to be understood by a common group of people. Vast amount of complex information is processed when people communicate and language helps convey it without any ambiguity. It could take forms like: poetry, sounds or symbols and many more.
Good communication skills are vital if we want to be successful. Corporate leaders say that the ability to communicate well orally is one of the most important skills that are looked for. Hence it is people who listen, observe and express themselves clearly, confidently and are persuasive as well as comfortable communicating with a wide range of people from top executives to assembly line workers who are valued required in today’s corporate world.