The difference between communication and effective communication

All human interactions are a form of communication.

Nothing can be achieved without effectively communicating with employers, employees, clients, suppliers, customers, family, friends, colleagues, and teachers and, more important, with YOU.

Yes, with you,

because most of the dialogues in life you do have with yourself. And the quality of communication you have with yourself, then with those around you, depends on the quality of your life.

What is the difference between communication and effective communication?

Communication is the art and the process of creating and sharing ideas.

Effective communication depends of a richness of those ideas.

Advance communication skills take the basic skill of communication and frame them within a general understanding of how the communication process works. When you understand all of the elements involved when people communicate, you can learn to influence not only your own communication, but the communication of others.

This is why advanced communication skills are, in essence, leadership skills. It allow you access to ways guide and direct communication between yourself and another or a group so that you can achieve your goals and outcomes.

Having advance communication skills in the workplace is all about being able to convey information to people clearly and simply, in a way that means things are understood and get done. It’s about transmitting and receiving messages clearly, and being able to read your audience.

Demonstrating strong communication skills is about being able to convey information to others in a simple and unambiguous way. It involves the distribution of messages clearly and concisely, in a way that connects with the audience.

For a leader, the most desirable traits are:

• Honesty/integrity
• Teamwork skills
• Strong work ethic
• Analytical skills
• Critical thinking
• Flexibility/adaptability
• Interpersonal skill
• Motivation/initiativ

So, Communication skills are listed as the most important quality.

All listed skills mean behavioral traits that we value in certain contexts.

In one word, is how we behave. And every behavior, whatever you do and HOW you do it, means communication.

So, Communication is the art of and process of creating and sharing ideas. Effective communication depends of a richness of those ideas.

Simply like that!