Effective Communication: Overcoming Miscommunication

There are many ways we can communicate with each other. This communication includes speaking, texting and online correspondences. Miscommunication is the failure to communicate sufficiently. With the daily communication we encounter, we need to ensure that our thoughts and vocabulary are constructed clearly when we convey information. According to Michael Lewis, the author of How to Use Plain Language Effectively, “The purpose of communication is to convey information from one person to another. Through the choice of written and spoken words, ideas, concepts, emotions, thoughts, and opinions are exchanged. Unfortunately, miscommunication is common – the listener or reader fails to understand what is said or written” (2016, para.1). This particular

News’ 2011 article, Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication, is about how loved ones sometimes fail to realize how ineffective their communication can be between each other. It is suggested that spouse communication can be no better than communication with strangers. The article includes a research of 24 married couples that tried to figure out unclear phrases between each other. The research concluded that the spouses were not aware of the extent of their miscommunication. Study author, Professor Kenneth Savitsky, noted that the accuracy for spouses and strangers were exact. Study co-author, Nicholas Epley explained that there is a misconception with communication with loved ones because knowing someone intimately gives the false impression of

I have learned that it is not only how you convey a message so that it is received and understood, it is it also how you listen and obtain what is being said and to ensure the other person feels understood. In the text, Making connections: Understanding interpersonal communication, the authors suggest, “Being an effective communicator means, quite simply, achieving your goals. Effectiveness is linked to your ability to get what you want from an interaction” (Bevan & Sole, 2014). This quote explains the main purpose of effective communication. We can learn how to communicate effectively, whether this communication is with family or co-workers. We need to ensure that our ideas and language are formed clearly to avoid