L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology, wrote that, ‘a man is as alive as he can communicate’. This statement highlights the importance of communication to every man as it is the means that connects each and every one of us together. In my opinion, effective communication is a two way process which involves expressing and understanding. One has to be able to put across his/her ideas to the audience and the audience must be able to interpret them correctly as intended.
Written communication may cover from simple emails to key business proposals. For fresh graduates, who are entering the workforce, writing a good resume is of utmost importance and will certainly increase the chance of landing an interview for a job. A resume that displays great organization of the contents can leave a good impression on the employer.
Verbal communication as compared to written communication is much more complex. It is dynamic and response from the other party is almost immediate. Thoughts must be put into words coherently and promptly. Furthermore in face to face interaction, non verbal cues like eye contact and body language are instrumental. Maintaining eye contact can show one’s interest in the conversation while constant fidgeting may reveal one’s nervousness. In the school or workplace, it is inevitable to come into contact with people from other countries. Their English accent can be quite distinct from our Singlish and active listening plays a significant role in understanding one another.
Be it in a small club and society or huge organization settings, effective communication will reduce misunderstandings and enhance the efficiency of the workings. A more cordial interpersonal relationship can then be established.
2 comments:
Hubbard's quote is interesting and reminds me of Descartes' question that if a tree falls in the forest but no-one witnesses it, has it fallen? I'm not sure if I agree with Hubbard but I am sure that people who are at ease in the world ( as displayed by NVCs) and choose the right words at the right time have an easier time of it than others.
Teacher- Fiona
Hi Qiyuan,
While I agree that a good resume is very important to fresh graduates, it will perhaps only have the greatest impact for the first job. The resume would probably contain mostly knowledge or skills that we have gained through extrinsically applied education. Subsequently, people would have to constantly upgrade themselves and learn more skills in order to be successful. As I infer from Csikszentmihalyi M. in Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, that would be the start of one self’s intrinsically motivated education, which is no longer to make the grade but to make meaningful sense of what’s one experience is all about.
Jimmy
ES2007S Group 2
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