For me, listening is the hardest. The other two are easiest for me.
I believe the most important thing in communication is understanding the comprehension capabilities of the recipient(s) of your messageIt does not matter whether it is listening, speaking or writing. You should always tailor your communication to your intended recipients. This could mean using whatever that works best.To some this could mean good grammar, different accent, different language, and even vulgarity, if necessary, to get the message across effectively.
Sticking the middle-up has been a effective and accurate way to communicate one's negative feeling since Roman times to today's road-rage situations. I am not suggesting that we transmit such messages, but just illustrating some other effective communicating tools that is available out there. Some messages can best be transmitted by a movie, an experience, expression of a feeling, theatrical performance, a song, a piece of art, and even through a fable.
Jesus, a great teacher, used parables to effectively communicate complex spiritual concepts to the masses. It is responsibility of the recipient(s) to apply all due diligence to understand the message they receive.
Really its listening the most tough one. There is a huge difference between listening and hearing. All the sounds coming toward your body organ Ear are the hearing but the sound on which you concentrate is Listening.
Now that sound requires that you should also understand that sound on which you are concentrate,So,it is tough. OWhereas,Writing and speaking is rather easy as compare to Listening!
Listening. Its easy to write, once you have a jolt of thought you can write tons of pages at once. You can speak even a moan is a way to communicate already.
But when you listen, its not just when you heard a sound or a word, its also comprehending what you have heard and then responding to it. That's listening. Lots of process...
Listening, listening, listening. Are you listening now?
A message or communication is sent by the sender through a communication channel to a receiver, or to multiple receivers. The sender must encode the message (the information being conveyed) into a form that is appropriate to the communication channel, and the receiver(s) then decodes the message to understand its meaning and significance. Misunderstanding can occur at any stage of the communication process.
Effective communication involves minimising potential misunderstanding and overcoming any barriers to communication at each stage in the communication process. An effective communicator understands their audience, chooses an appropriate communication channel, hones their message to this channel and encodes the message to reduce misunderstanding by the receiver(s). They will also seek out feedback from the receiver(s) as to how the message is understood and attempt to correct any misunderstanding or confusion as soon as possible.
Receivers can use Clarification and Reflection as effective ways to ensure that the message sent has been understood correctly. Communication Channels is the term given to the way in which we communicate. There are multiple communication channels available to us today, for example face-to-face conversations, telephone calls, text messages, email, the Internet (including social media such as Facebook and Twitter), radio and TV, written letters, brochures and reports to name just a few.
Choosing an appropriate communication channel is vital for effective communication as each communication channel has different strengths and weaknesses. For example, broadcasting news of an upcoming event via a written letter might convey the message clearly to one or two individuals but will not be a time or cost effective way to broadcast the message to a large number of people. On the other hand, conveying complex, technical information is better done via a printed document than via a spoken message since the receiver is able to assimilate the information at their own pace and revisit items that they do not fully understand.
Written communication is also useful as a way of recording what has been said, for example taking minutes in a meeting. (More on Meetings). All messages must be encoded into a form that can be conveyed by the communication channel chosen for the message.
We all do this every day when transferring abstract thoughts into spoken words or a written form. However, other communication channels require different forms of encoding, e.g. Text written for a report will not work well if broadcast via a radio programme, and the short, abbreviated text used in text messages would be inappropriate if sent via a letter. Complex data may be best communicated using a graph or chart or other visualisation.
Effective communicators encode their messages with their intended audience in mind as well as the communication channel. This involves an appropriate use of language, conveying the information simply and clearly, anticipating and eliminating likely causes of confusion and misunderstanding, and knowing the receivers’ experience in decoding other similar communications. Successful encoding of messages is a vital skill in effective communication.
Once received, the receivers need to decode the message, and successful decoding is also a vital skill. Individuals will decode and understand messages in different ways based upon any barriers to communication which might be present, their experience and understanding of the context of the message, their psychological state, and the time and place of receipt as well as many other potential factors. Understanding how the message will be decoded, and anticipating as many of the potential sources of misunderstanding as possible, is the art of a successful communicator.
Receivers of messages are likely to provide feedback on how they have understood the messages through both verbal and non-verbal reactions. Effective communicators should pay close attention to this feedback as it the only way to assess whether the message has been understood as intended, and it allows any confusion to be corrected. Bear in mind that the extent and form of feedback will vary according to the communication channel used: for example feedback during a face-to-face or telephone conversation will be immediate and direct, whilst feedback to messages conveyed via TV or radio will be indirect and may be delayed, or even conveyed through other media such as the Internet.
More on feedback: see our pages on Reflection and Clarification. Being able to communicate effectively is the most important of all life skills. Here at Skills You Need, we believe that everybody can benefit from learning more about communication.
We have articles on interpersonal communications (both verbal and non-verbal) and written communication including how to improve your writing skills. Visual communications are covered in our presentation skills section and you can brush up on your IT skills to help you communicate online.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.