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Keys to Effective Communication
Effective Interpersonal Communication - CM206 07AU
Janice M Bishop
September 29, 2009
Words in varied combinations are the means by which we communicate to ourselves and with each other. Through effective communication we make ourselves understood to others, and we are able to understand what others are communicating to us. Effective interpersonal communication creates a feeling of community and intimacy where everyone's contributions are valued, and may be accomplished through the concepts of listening, nonverbal communication and perception.
Our daily lives are filled with all types of relationships. We are surrounded by a society requiring us to interact with individuals on a regular basis; in doing so we create relations of many levels and types. For instance our jobs require us to have business relationships, so we can interact productively with co-workers and bosses. In our personal lives we are involved with relationships including friends, family and intimate partners where our needs and desires for closeness & connection become ever more dominant. Our efforts to build and maintain these connections call for increase focus on certain skills. For instance, "Living is largely a matter of communicating, the husband kisses his wife; the customer looks at the price tag; the pupil raises his hand; the little girl smiles. They are all communicating" (Raghavan, 2009). The processes of communication are a crucial aspect in the building and maintaining of all relationships.
Viewing these processes we can put into perspective the idea that relationships of any type requires effort, Conflict and problems frequently are inevitable in nearly all relationships. As stated by John Gray, "Certainly the journey of creating a loving relationship can be rocky and these problems are either sources of resentment and rejection or can be opportunities for deepening intimacy and increasing love, caring, and...