Supporting Individuals Through Effective Communication

Supporting Individuals through Effective Communication

Communication

Communication is a talent that someone learns to do over a given period of time though most people are born with the ability to talk but as people grow they will learn to communicate more effectively through speaking , listening and developing the ability to understand nonverbal and verbal communicating skills through various ways so that we can to develop an effective and health way of effective communication . Basic communication skills can be developed by observing others and molding our behaviors based on what we see

and mostly through education in school and putting to practice the skills while appraising them Communication relates to all aspects of life which include grabbing all the communication aspects including verbal and nonverbal messages (Smith , Frank 1983 : For healthy communication it is important that we communicate perfectly without any misunderstand or misinterpretation of the original message . The language of communication should be suitable especially when it comes to the time and the environment of communication

Oral communication has always been the main method of communication though most people spend most of their time in speaking and listening while few of the people read and write . So through this skills improve personal professional and academic success . In the contemporary society healthy communication important in education as it helps to develop a person wholly and also to improve the educational venture on bring up a conscientious world dweller both socially and culturally . Communication if not well done can be great setback in attaining a successful profession especially when it comes to nonverbal communication which can easily be misunderstood by many people because if someone misunderstands you it will be hard to work together with that person and this will be a great setback to the success of the company and non maximization of people 's potentials . Communication is covered in all disciplines in school and in life because it the basic way that you can get to understand how things are successfully done (Ellis , Russell Ann McClintock 1990

For effective communication philosophers and scientists came up with says top get to understand how communication is achieved through the use of models . One of the well known models of communication is the one that was brought forward by Shannon and Weaver called the Transmissive model of communication which has reduced the communication into transmitting of information , this is through the use of telephone cables and radio waves . This model consists of five or six elements namely : an information source where the sound is produced from a transmitter which changes the message into signs a channel where the signs are changed so that they can be transmitted a receiver which again changes the signs to a message the destination where the information reaches and finally the noise which is the final message coming out , the sign is the electric current while telephone handsets are the receivers and transmitters , noise is the cracking from the wire . In real life mouth is the transmitter sign...