In my opinion there are three required skills in order to communicate effectively, these three skills are : being direct, telling your audience facts instead of being vague in your explanation and to recognize cultural differences. When communicating, these skills are essential for the sender to get their message across respectfully and clearly. Communicating effectively is significant as a student, professionally, as well as, personally. This can allow you to understand people better and to let other people understand you as well.
Being direct is a significant skill to use when communicating. Being direct allows you to get your message across clearly. When sending a message your audience does not need nor do they want to know anything that does not have to do with the message. Utilizing this skill lets you attain a specific response that you want from the receiver. Sending a clear concise message is significant. If you are not direct and the speaker is rambling they will lose their train of thought your point will not get across. In a business setting if the manager is not explicit in what he needs or wants his employees to accomplish then the intended outcome will not be what the boss wanted. Without explicit direction they will do what they think what the boss wanted instead of what actually needed to be done. Being direct with your coworkers lets them know exactly what needs to be accomplished without misunderstanding or having them guess what the boss needs to be completed that specific day.
In addition to being direct you should tell your audience facts instead of being vague in your explanations. This skill is important in order to communicate effectively because it requires the speaker to be more specific in detail while using concrete language, accuracy of the facts, and ethics.
Although a person can be direct while communicating if you are not allowing yourself to be factual and instead being vague in what you are saying the audience will not understand what your point is to your message. You must use ethics when contributing facts while communicating. You need to do this because facts are statements that are completely true, in ethics you need to be true in every sense and never be deceptive to your audience. At the workplace an employee cannot be vague in a report they are giving to the boss, he needs to know the facts with what you are delivering to him. When a person is vague there is no possible way that he/she is communicating effectively. They would not state what they want, need or desire.
The final skill that is imperative to communicating effectively is recognizing cultural differences. This country has many diversities, and with that come many distinct ways of communicating. Growing up your parents tell you to treat others how you would like to be treated, that is not necessarily true. People from different cultures may find that when you utilize this "Golden Rule" it may offend them. Society needs to learn to not only adapt to these cultures but to keep an open mind. In doing that society could communicate successfully as well as, take certain beliefs of the cultures and apply them to their lives. In order to successfully and effectively communicate you should attain the most basic level of culture know-how. This is important to do in any type of setting, whether it be business, school, or any other daily setting you might be in. Recognizing cultural difference is an important skill to have when communicating.
These skills are imperative in my opinion to communicating effectively. Being direct, giving facts, and recognizing cultural differences can aid you in being a better communicator. Each skill has factor in communicating effectively. I believe if you do not utilize one of these skills you will not be able to send a clear,concise and culture sensitive message. The audience needs to understand the main point of your message, and know what you are telling them is true in every sense. If you do not communicate using the proper skills along with taking the necessary steps to get your message across clearly, the receiver(s) either won't get the message or not perceive the message clearly.
