Effective communication leads to understanding. The communication process is made up of four key components. Those components include encoding, medium of transmission, decoding, and feedback. There are also two other factors in the process, and those two factors are present in the form of the sender and the receiver.

 Communicating helps people to express their ideas and feelings, and it, at the same time, helps us to understand emotion and thoughts of the others. As a result, we will develop affection or hatred toward other people, and positive or negative relationships will be created.

Much of how we think of ourselves is based on our communication with other people. Our identity changes as we progress through life, and communication is the primary means of establishing our identity and fulfilling our identity needs. Communication allows us to present ourselves to others in particular ways.

Fundamentals of Communication: 8 Basic Concepts and Definitions

• Senders & Receivers. There’s no communication without someone to send a message and someone to receive it.
• The Message. What is being said, signed, gestured or read?
• The Code.
• The Channel.
• The Medium.
• The Noise.
• The Environment.
• Feedback.

Communication is an important process of transferring information. The most important components of communication are: the sender, the receiver, a message and the feedback.

4 Types of Communication: Verbal, Non-verbal, Written, Visual.

Ways to Create Effective Communication in the Workplace

• Open Meeting. It is easier to communicate your passion and how you feel to your team via open meetings.
• Emails.
• One on One.
• Create a Receptive Atmosphere.
• Communication via Training.
• Display Confidence and Seriousness.
• Use Simple Words.
• Use Visuals.

Tailor your conversation to your audience….

• Don’t interrupt people when they are talking – it hampers their thought process and is rude.
• Don’t overcomplicate your message.
• Don’t be defensive or offensive – stay neutral.
• Don’t criticize in public.
• Don’t shout or talk too fast.
• Don’t show negative body language.

Avoiding Communication Blunders and Misunderstandings Never just assume that your message has been understood! It can be embarrassing to make mistakes with communication. But other communication mistakes can have more serious consequences. They can tarnish your reputation, upset clients or even lead to lost revenue.

Skill 1: Work to prevent miscommunication.

1. Keep your focus by taking notes or asking questions.
2. Feed back what you’ve heard; for example, “Here’s what I think I heard you say…”
3. Remember, effective listening takes effort (it’s not something we do passively).