“The Magical Square”

The Principles of Good

Communication

Instructor:
Anisa Tul Mehdi
Over View
• Objectives
• Self
• Interlocutor
• Context
• Humans needs communication for several purposes

• To understand others
• To transfer ideas, theories, thinking , opinion
• to transfer culture
• to increase our chances of being understood and to understand
others is perhaps to try to improve our own awareness
1. Objective of Communication
 communication in the
professional context is often
linked to specific objectives

E.g.
• you want some favor from your
boss!
• There is some problem in you quiz
and you need to communicate
with teacher
• You are going to ask for
something from parents
• You are writing statement of
purpose
Are you aware of your objectives?
• What are your short-term goals ?

• What are your long term goals?

• To what extent am I conscious of

Broader goals?
Self

How do you feel when you communicate with :

• Strangers
• Parents
• Teachers
• Class fellows
Are you aware of your particular strength or weaknesses?
(share you answers based on your experience)
• Are you introvert?
• Are you afraid of conflicts?
• Do you get irritated quickly ?
• Are you usually clear to people when you speak?
• What do you do with this info about yourself? How do
you apply it?
• How much are you aware of your self?
3. The Interlocutor(s)
someone who you are having a conversation with 
someone who takes part in talks as a representative of another person 
or organization

• Do you understand people?

• Am I able to take into account what interests them?
• can we term The interlocutor as ‘diplomacy’?
The context
• The circumstances that forms the setting of an event
• professional context
• What would be your behavior?
• Your dress code?
• How would you communicate with people?
• When do you find your self in a stressful situation?
• What do you do?
• How would you try to resolve that problem?