The notion raised in the question is a nebulous one. However, it is an issue from which we cannot detract; indeed effective communication is important not only to me, but to every single mankind as well. Communication refers to the repertoire of behaviors that serve to convey information for the individual. Effective communication, to be specific, is a two-way process, which requires the sending of right message and also being correctly received, understood and interpreted by the receiver.
Strong and effective oral and written communication skills spring forth wonderful results. Examples are through a job interview, a symposium, or an appeal for University admission. For me personally, I could vividly recall filing an appeal for NUS School of Business after receiving a confirmation letter from Faculty of Science. Friends around me approached their elder siblings, peers with strong command of English or even teachers (Yes I have reiterated my point of KIASU-ISM yet again) to aid them in their appeal letter. Trying to add some elements of personal touch and creativity, I wrote a story of a young girl who had fallen in love with numbers since adolescence. With no bombastic vocabulary or fantastic sentence structures unlike my peers', I sent in my appeal letter with a click on my mouse.
Having said so much, I am currently majoring in Applied Mathematics in Faculty of Science ):
My appeal was rejected as you may have guessed. Putting my results aside, one of the possible reasons why my appeal failed could be attributed to communication breakdown. Thinking that I was merely being true and genuine about my appeal, to them it may just be gibberish. That was when I realised the importance of effective communication, and the basis of such nebulous term is none other than sending the right message effectively without any distortion or loss of meaning in the process of such transmission.
In my opinion, effective communication is an essential platform in carving one's niche in human society. Good written communication allows me to prevent misunderstandings, clarifies problems, informs others of things to be aware of and also act as a tool to share my concerns. These benefits are derived from the verbal component of communication, as it may seem pretty obvious (and boring *yawns*), I would like to bring the discussion to a whole new perspective namely the "Dot.com" phenomenon.
The world has evolved to the fax and satellite speed of light. With the development of the Internet, which began in the early 1990s as an experiment and swiftly grew into a pervasive presence today, one can virtually communicate with anyone from any part of the world.
The main tool of human communication via the Internet is electronic mail (email). Being an undergraduate in NUS myself, I personally reckon that this is a vital platform for students to receive first-hand information pertaining to school-related matters from our respective Deans and lecturers. It will facilitate the dissemination of information to a big group of students with just a single email. That, in my opinion, is effective communication.
Besides, who can live without Facebook?
The hallmark of effective communication is the coherent verbal projection of your ideas, so that your listener receives the message that you intend to send. There are many channels in which you can do so, so what are you waiting for? :D
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