Importance of Effective Communication
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Communication is very important for the sustenance of any society. All of us
are interdependent on each other and need to interact both physically and electronically.
Any misunderstanding and lack of proper communication can result in disasters
as in the case of mid-air plane crash of a Saudi Aircraft and Kazakh Aircraft
on 12 November 1996. Investigations revealed
that the pilots of Soviet Union had difficulty in understanding the English of
air traffic controller. Also, in many
cases mistakes are made due to preset notions about units being used for e.g.
miles, foots or metric units.
In my context, being an Engineer I need to have the skills of
explaining technical things involving designs in a lucid manner to non technical
people like those in the management sector. Also, most of the projects these
days are done in groups and hence communication among the group mates is very
essential for the success of the project. Furthermore, communicating with
others makes my thoughts clearer and could also lead to new ideas. John Thomas (2009), an engineering manager at
Google explains that free lunch system was
introduced in order to encourage communication among the employees at
Google during their lunch. This consequently had the potential to develop ideas
into mega projects.
The lack of proper communication skills will deprive us of various opportunities despite having the talent. In order to avoid this situation, I must work hard to improve my communication skills with the guidance of the lecturer and peers. Through various activities such as peer teaching, application letter writing, oral presentations designed in the module, I strongly believe that I will be able to master communication skills and will be ready to face the corporate world.
Reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggjwmzcihK8(at 33.13 min)
