Importance of communication in 7 areas of life to save you face embarrassment
By: Arqum Ali Khan
Tags: Skills Development, Communication Skills, Communication, Healthy Relationships, Lifehacks

Importance of communication in 7 areas of life to save you face embarrassment

Importance of communication that saves you face embarrassment

Since the dinosaur days, the purpose of communication is to transfer your message to the other person in the most incorruptible way — what it means, whatever you want to convey should be conveyed clearly — without any obscurity..

But, it doesn’t end here, clarity is one thing and the effectiveness of the message is another. How often do we have to face embarrassment by reacting on something incorrectly which could be avoided? Be it in personal or professional life.

The disheartening fact is that the importance of effective communication is not taught in schools, colleges, and universities — no institution seems to pay heed over its inevitability and cease to include it in the curriculum. Even after knowing its prominence in — every field, every department, and every life facet — you name it…

Anyhow, 7 areas where effective communication could change your life and save you face embarrassment are the part of this article,

Below are the list of 7 areas which you can leverage through effective communication:

1. Communication skills pave ways for healthy Relationships

Healthy & meaningful relationships can only be achieved through effective communication. You must know how to communicate with your partner, friends, parents, colleagues, siblings, so on…

Words have power instill in them, and if you use it incorrectly you ask for the wrath. As Jude Trader-Wolf (LCSW, Licensed Psychiatrist) said,”

Communication is the lubricant in the gears of a relationship, which is a dynamic thing that is something bigger than the people involved,”

Regardless of how much you show affection & care for your loved ones, if you lack the ability to communicate with them effectively — I suspect you would never enjoy relationships. You might be living with them physically, but you can never be present mentally, and emotionally — and that’s utter shame.

If I could spent whole day to write communication’s importance for healthy relationships, I wouldn’t able to put the pen down. So the point is

use your word wisely and keep on looking for ways to enhance your communication skills especially for healthy relationships.

2. Good communication for right Parenting

I am writing this blog, which means I have learnt the art of reading and writing. No one claims to have the grip on something which they haven’t learnt.

Same goes with parenting. Parents must learn effective communication skills to parent their kids well. Most of the parents argue that they know how to communicate with their children and they needn’t learn about effective communication.

It is further from the truth, the child’s brain is like an empty jar, which you are supposed to fill with love, care, affection and etiquette. And you don’t want to mess with it. Every word you say, is processed in your child’s brain and become the part of their personality.

Parents must know when to say what. Pubs.ext have mentioned in their study about the importance of clear and direct communication between a child and parents. Throughout their work they reiterate the power of words. Either words motivate them or shatter them for life.

Pubs.ext also explained why it is important for a parent to listen their children. When speaking with children, parents should keep children in mind, as children are not mentally stable as parents are. So, it’s essential to enter in the shoes of your offspring before discussing anything to them.

Now, you must be clear about the importance of learning communication skills as a parent. Don’t write off this incredible skill, especially if you want to contribute to the society through proactive parenting.

3. Communication is the lifeblood of any business

The difference between successful business and unsuccessful business is Communication.

Successful business have their system in flow. From SEO level to clerk, everyone understands their role and everyone knows who to report.

Moreover, successful business don’t rely on whims, but have clear communication guidelines.

On the other side, businesses without proper communication channels, and communication hierarchy settings are bound to decay overtime. The more they grow the worst their system gets.

If there is a communication mess, things wouldn’t fall onto their place — everyone tries to pass the buck and deploy responsibilities on their subordinates.

Five reasons why the business should have proper communication flow.

1- Relationship building — when businesses have proper communication channels & guidelines, chances of unnecessary encounters diminish and productive relationships foster.

2- Innovation Joins the party — When everyone is clear about their role and their responsibilities (which is done through effectively communicating) innovation flows. As everyone is clear about what they should produce — they chin up and Produce.

3- Effective Team building — When ideas and forthcoming activities are clearly communicated, employees feel that they are well informed about the direction and vision. All of their energies then directed towards the attainment the goals.

4- Higher productivity — When effective communication takes place between employers and employees productivity increases which minimizes the cost. As everyone is on the same page, and understand their role the chances of errs recondite.

5- Build Loyalty — When employees are clearly directed towards a certain path through effective communication, they sense the belonging from the workplace and feel motivated. Thus, loyalty builds.

You have an amazing example of Apple Company where employees and consumers both become loyal to the brand because of the same reason.

4. Delegate Tasks through effective communication

I could include it in the preceding heading, but this point deserves a separate heading. In his book “How to Win Friends and Influence people” Dale Carnegie said “you can only make others’ work, if they want to,” — It can’t be more correct.

You can say I would make them work by hook or by crook. You are right, you are actually sticking a revolver in their rib — threaten to fire them. Surely you might succeed in accomplishing but don’t fool yourself if your goal is productivity.

That’s why managers’ task is not easy peasy. Dale Carnegie emphasizes on giving the employees an incentive to work, tell them the importance for carrying such task not for the company but for themselves.

Throw them a competition. Encourage their efforts, praise their dedication and do whatever that keeps them on their heels.

Effective communication is the way forward especially for managers, as Sigmund Freud said that everything you and I do springs from two motives: the sex urge and desire to be great. Managers mustn’t encourage sexual urges, but yes they can imbued desire to be great in their subordinates.

This is the philosophy behind delegating the tasks through effective communication.

5. Communicate yourself for better Future

You know what — the words you say to yourself become the part of your reality. Let it sink in….

What does this mean? Communication or for this part I would say Affirmations (the words you say to yourself with confidence about a perceived truth) have helped abounds of people change their lives.

Since your mind doesn’t discriminate about the truth or false. Whatever you start to utter in belief will reside in your subconscious mind and germinates in your life.

In the article “The power of Affirmation” Ronald Alexander. PHD, reiterate the importance of saying assertive words to yourself by standing in front of the mirror.

He also emphasized on eradicating limiting beliefs in your life before affirming something positive. Sometimes nothing would happens, even after affirming for years, because some negative beliefs have already germinated and stops the way for assertive words.

He further suggest that we should call out every negative ability or belief we have about ourselves in our mind or someone else had said it to us, and jot it down on the paper. For example, you might have heard someone calling you fat, unworthy, dumb, ugly, loser and other negative words. You might also think negative about your life and your abilities. Write every limiting belief that pops out.

Then come up with opposites of those negative words with more infused intensity. Like someone calls you or you believe that you are unworthy. Come up with something like “I am remarkable and cherished” Keep repeating them until it becomes the part of the reality.

Louis Hay described in her book Heal your Body, how she managed to evade her cancer due to effective communication or positive assertions to herself.

Napoleon Hill also added in his book Think and Grow Rich “If a man can conceive and believe it can achieve,”

Doesn’t it make you think about the importance of interpersonal and intrapersonal communication?

6. Relevant Communication is a therapy

Psychologists and Psychiatrists understand the important of relevant communication. And they heal their patients through effective communication.

Though, medicine does play a role in healing, but healing occurs after breaking mental bondages, so they often rely on communication.

Five critical communication skills to learn from therapists’ panel that pay dividends.

1. Listening: To become effective communicator and to untangle mental wire, experts’ advice that we should listen carefully. If you’re not listening, you aren’t learning. How can you effectively portray your view point if you don’t really understand the problem? The best therapists are the active listeners.

2. Non-Verbal communication: You know we only communicate 7% with our vocal and rest 93% make up by our gesticulations, eyes and other non-verbal gestures. The best therapist always discern behind the face where truth lies.

This principle applies to every one of us. If we pierce through inside we would know the actual reasons.

3. Empathy: Empathy is to know the others’ feelings behind any decision. It’s an amazing tool to forge meaningful communication. When you make them feel that you totally care about their feelings and their intentions, they more likely to open up. By doing that therapists get more opportunities to better understand the patient.

4. Stay Clam: By being calm and maintain peace at the acme of disagreement is an incredible skill to master. The best communicators always set aside their emotions and let the rational do the talking. Therapists always keep their cool even if the topic gets on the wrong foot.

5. Feedback: The best communicators always provide feedback while listening. It implies that others are understood and appreciated. This leads to a healthy discussion where both the parties now sincerely try to comprehend each other. As it says “when you comprehend each other, you complement each other.”

If you apply these 5 skills in your life, even if you are not a therapist, you will get more people to love and respect you otherwise. . . . .

7. Leaders are excellent communicators

Leaders are generally finest in communication. As they have to deal with the people from diverse backgrounds.

A common misunderstanding preludes that Leaders are Born not become. Well, it is as further from the truth as the Australian continent from the North America.

So, good news is you can also learn these skills if you intend to become a leader. It could be political, social, or corporate.

Leaders understand the importance of clarity & wordplay to convey the message in non-corrosive and simple form. That’s why they hone this skill to win people.

Some of the essential leadership skills are:

Understand Themselves: The best leaders first dig inside and learn about themselves. Once they have a true picture of who they are and how they should be perceived then they effectively present themselves by using appropriate words to stamp their authority over others.

Leaders Know who they are talking to: In inbound marketing, marketers make buyer persona to discern buyer’s journey and provide solutions by mapping out exact pain points. Same concept can be true for leaders.

If you’re a corporate leader, you must know about the problems your subordinates — managers, group lead, and clerks are facing in business environment as well as in their lives. It assist you to better deal with them and manage them. Its implications are equally vital for a political leader, and social leader too.

Leaders filter out clutter: Why leaders are clear in communicating their ideas? … Because they are visionary and everything they say has a whole strategy that back up their words. Since we all love clarity over cleverness, we get the message and act upon it.

Leaders are Positive and Respectful: Humans live their lives surrounded by hopes. Hope brings positive energy. Leaders discern this better than anyone, and all of their speeches sparks Hope and positivity. No one would ever become a leader if one is negative and hopeless.

One more quality leaders possess is they never criticize their followers but empathize them. Even if things go against their wish; they still remain respectful and organized in their communication that no one should feel embarrassed.

All the above, leaders’ communication skills are tough to master but we all can acquire those skills through relentless practice.

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8. Good communicators make extravagant money

Communication either written or verbal plays a huge role in pursuing a lucrative career. It’s not just the technical skills that put you in a recognizable position, but your ability to communicate your ideas & vision and to convince employers to hire you will establish the foundation for your future success.

Regarding the verbal communication, Warren Buffet (one of the wealthiest person in the world) says, the art of effectively communicate will put you at a position where you will mint more and more over the course of your life. Listen what he says about the importance of effective communication.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpgcEYpLzP0

Research entails that written communication skills are on top of employees’ wish list. They would want their employees to have excellent written communication, as Jason Fried founder of base camp believes that great writing is often simple which reflects the clarity of writer’s mind.

He further said in his book, Rework, “”If you are trying to decide among a few people to fill a position, hire the best writer”. Don’t write off the importance of written communication.

Want more on the importance of persuasive writing? Here you go…According to the National Association of Colleges and employers,

“73.4% of employers want a candidate with strong written communication skills”

Written communication holds the position for third most desired skills that employers would want in an aspired candidate.

So you want your message to be seen and spread among the relevant prospects? Send me a message and let’s make it happen!

Conclusion

Effective communication is the gateway to meaningful relationships, where you first understand other person’s viewpoint then give your rationale. How would life be, if we all try to understand others instead of throwing our reasoning?

Business runs through systems and systems build on communication channels. Importance of communication in business is huge and those businesses who perceive its importance have high turnover ratio than others — as well as their employees stick with them for long.

Leaders are supreme communicators, they convey their ideologies like someone is crafting a play. Everything seems to come to light before it actually happens. Their words become the casting spell, like Cleopatra had it on then Egypt leaders. People support them and come to them in flocks and become the part of their ideology.

The point is learn this incredible skill by reading books on communication, by listening to podcasts that surrounds the same topic, and also by watching films that encourage dialogues.

It’s understandable that communication skills are tough to master. It’s not as easy as learning to drive.

It takes courage and practice to master. However, it would worth a practice.

Pretty much done!