Source of the Message
The message is the information that you want to communicate. As the source of the message, you need to be clear about why you’re communicating, and what you want to…
Communications Skills – The Importance of Removing Barriers
Communication barriers can pop-up at every stage of the communication process (which consists of sender, message, channel, receiver, feedback and context, and have the potential to create misunderstanding and confusion.…
Importance of Communication Skills in Your Professional Career
In a recent survey of recruiters from companies with more than 50,000 employees, communication skills were cited as the single more important decisive factor in choosing managers. The survey, conducted…
Why Communication Skills Are Important?
The purpose of communication is to get your message across to others clearly and unambiguously. Doing this involves effort from both the sender of the message and the receiver. And…
Charts and Graphs
“A picture is worth a thousand words.” This is certainly true when you’re presenting and explaining data. You can provide tables setting out the figures, and you can talk about…
Written Communication
With written communication, make sure that what you write will be perceived the way you intend. Words on a page generally have no emotion they don’t “smile” or “frown” at…
Creating a Clear, Well-Crafted Message
When you know what you want to say, decide exactly how you’ll say it. You’re responsible for conveying a message that’s clear and concise. To achieve this, you need to…
Plan your communication
Before you start communicating, take a moment to figure out what you want to say, and why. Don’t waste your time conveying information that isn’t necessary and don’t waste the…