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I believe communication is a skill that all people use and should also be mastered by all

people. There are many different types of communication and it is used on an everyday
basis no matter what. Websters Dictionary defines communication as a process by
which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of
symbols signs or behavior.!
"ome types of communication would be verbal non#verbal body language sign
language hand gestures email and phone. I believe effective communication is a skill
that should be mastered because faulty communication causes more problems that could
have been avoided if the communication was clear. $ad communication leads to
confusion bad execution of plans and misinterpretation of any given message.
$eing a "ergeant in the %arine &orps is a leadership role that re'uires me to have
a firm understanding of the importance of communication. (aving )unior troops look up
to you it is imperative that when they are given orders that must be executed the orders
have to be clear direct and free of confusion. *rders given not being executed in a
timely manner because of poor communication or misunderstanding is unacceptable. The
conse'uences range from a smack on the wrist because of a simple order or it could be
detrimental to one person or many depending on the order. In this line of work with the
military the clearest communication possible is imperative+ other peoples lives are in
your hands.
There are many differences in communication ranging from formal settings
business settings classroom environments or a social event. $eing in the business
setting giving a presentation would be an example of a more formal setting that a teacher
lecturing to a group of students. The businessman giving a presentation to his co#workers
is )ust as important to him as a teacher giving their students a lesson. That businessman
giving the presentation is )ust as important as the teacher lecturing her students. $oth of
those individuals are communicating to their audiences and have a message that they
need to deliver that each would understand.
,on#verbal communication is as effective if not more so than verbal
communication. There are many ways to communicate without verbally speaking words.
$ody language attitude hands gestures can reassure the verbal communication or
conflict with it. If an individual gives you direct eye contact while they talk to you it
usually gives reassurance that what theyre saying is honest true and they have some
confidence in what they are talking about. ,ot having that eye contact while they talk to
you does not usually give the sense of assurance in what they were saying. "tanding
straight up and down and erect while speaking also gives the audience confidence in what
the speaker is verbally saying. When I am communicating with someone face to face I
try to reassure my listener with confidence in what Im saying by standing upright
talking with a firm assured voice and use hand gestures while I talk. -sing hand
gestures is something that I have learned to do to also help keep the listeners attention
while talking. -sing your hands to help communicate is effective when trying to make
an avid point on a sub)ect or if in an argument+ hand gestures add animation to the
conversation.
Television commercials radio commercials and advertisements are other forms
of communication. I personally think that television commercials use communication to
the fullest extent the most effectively. Time constraints and money help to ensure that the
advertiser delivers an effective message to the viewer. &ommercial ads cost hundreds of
thousands of dollars to run on national television. Whatever the commercial is they
usually answer the five basics of who what when why and how of what they are
advertising. The what is the product they are trying to sell. The who is the company
selling that product. The when could possibly be the telephone number to order the
product or the store you could go get it from. The why is the reason they are advertising
to the consumer. The how aspect of the advertising is how the product can help you.
Whatever the consumer might be trying to sell the advertiser communicates effectively
to that type audience. We all know that cigarette companies and alcohol companies
communicate to the audience of consumers in the age range of ./#01 therefore their
marketing schemes would be aimed at activities that those individuals would be doing
sports events clubs bars and things of that nature.
There is an estimated 23.4 active languages spoken in the world along with the
many different dialects of those languages. &ommunicating effectively everyday on all
types of levels is imperative to everyone for these many reasons.

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