12+ Examples of effective communication – (with Picture)

 Effective communication is not only necessary but also essential in almost every workplace and personal life. If you are willing to perform well in your personal relationship with others or stand out among your colleagues in your professional workplace, then you must develop the effective communication skills.

As I have gone through a thorough research on different job sites, I have gathered some examples of effective communication skills demanded by most of the industries. 

Examples of effective communication skills are: Speaking clearly with fluency, Writing without grammar and spelling errors, Listening patiently and attentively without interruption, Customizing your verbal and non verbal communication according to the audience, Using appropriate channel to convey the message, Possessing strong command on English language and local language, Having excellent command on non-verbal communication, Ability to use the modern technologies like email, softwares, social media platforms, electronics gadgets etc, Being friendly and confident, Delivering your message with appropriate volume and tone, Being respectful to others, Mastering your emotions

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Examples of effective communication skills:

1. Speaking clearly with fluency
2. Writing without grammar and spelling errors
3. Listening patiently and attentively without interruption
4. Customizing your verbal and non verbal communication according to the audience
5. Using appropriate channel to convey the message
6. Possessing strong command on English language and local language
7. Having excellent command on non-verbal communication 
8. Ability to use the modern technologies like email, softwares, social media platforms, electronics gadgets etc
9. Being friendly and confident
10. Delivering your message with appropriate volume and tone
11. Being respectful to others
12. Mastering your emotions

1. Speaking clearly with fluency

In most of the cases we deliver our message through speaking,  so speaking clearly with fluency  and without  making errors makes your communication effective. 

You may speak very important facts but if it is not clear and fluent to the audience it will be misunderstood and boring. 

I have seen both types of communicators, the person who speaks too fast but without clarity, it makes the message to be misunderstood and the person speaks too slowly without fluency that it makes the message boring to the listener. 

The solution is that you must learn to speak fluently yet with clarity In order to make your communication effective.

Excellent speaking ability is demanded by almost every recruiter in every industry. 

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2. Writing without grammar and spelling errors

The second most widely used means of communication is writing,  we all write whether on pen and paper or on digital mediums, but without doubt writing is part of our communication process. 

But what will happen if your writing consists of a lot of grammar mistakes and spelling errors, it will be too confusing and hard to understand to your reader, right?

This is the reason practicing to write without grammar mistakes and spelling errors is almost compulsory for communicating effectively through writing. Make sure you check your writing before you  send it to others, to detect the mistakes and rectify them. 

The jobs that require a lot of  writing work,  demand for effective writing skill without mistakes. 

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3. Listening patiently and attentively without interruption

 You may think that listening is easy, but you must know that most people are too  inpatient in  listening. Listening  attentively with patience and without interrupting others makes you an effective communicator, as you clearly understand the speaker and respond appropriately.

I personally had this habit of interrupting others and being impatient in listening, but I have developed this communication skill of listening attentively without interrupting others while others are speaking, I am still working on this to make it better.

Once you Start listening patiently and attentively without interrupting and speaking deliberately, you will find that your communication becomes more effective and better. 

Interrupting others while they’re still speaking also makes the speaker feel disturbed and causes negative effects on the entire communication.

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4. Customizing your verbal and non verbal communication according to the audience

Another way to communicate well with effective communication is to customise or tailor your verbal and nonverbal communication according to your audience who you’re communicating to. 

Understanding the psychology of age groups, place and situation and communicating accordingly, makes you a better communicator. 

For example,  the way you communicate with a group of children and a group of young people cannot be the same,  in order to communicate well you must understand their psychology, behaviour and attention span.

You may need to take a lot of visual support in order to make your communication effective and powerful among the children due to their short attention span.

Whereas to make your communication effective among the young people, you may need to add a lot of humor to make your message attractive to the young audience.

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5. Using appropriate channel to convey the message

In many situations you need to communicate your message through a means of channel. Now gaining a good understanding on which channel will be the best and appropriate for conveying your message can make your message either effective or barren.

In present days, there are many options among the channels due to the availability of advanced technology. You can convey your message using email service, different software or  social media platforms. You must choose the best channel that is appropriate with your message and receiver.

6. Possessing strong command on English language and local language

English is used all over the world in order to convey the message  to the different language speakers.  So if you are working in an organisation where you need to communicate with the people with different language groups, in this scenario having strong command on English language is always compulsory. 

 If you need to communicate with the people of a local language group, then make sure you have a good command on that.

7. Having excellent command on non-verbal communication

Nonverbal communication plays a major role in the process of entire communication. 

Lat us understand this with example, Suppose you are delivering a report to  a group of people in your office, now you may speak clearly and effectively but if you are  standing with wrong position, having a bad body language or Speaking with an appropriate tone of voice, you will create a severe chaos in the entire communication. 

This is the reason understanding the non verbal communication methods along with applying them in your communication while communicating will make your communication effective.

8. Ability to use the modern technologies like email, softwares, social media platforms, electronics gadgets etc

Technologies are always  progressive, in order to be an effective communicator, you must always update yourself with the  available  modern technologies. 

Learn about the advanced softwares or the platforms used for communication in professional workplaces, and use them while communicating with others, It will make your communication easy and effective.

9. Being friendly and confident

Do you like a rude and negatively charged person, I hope you don’t, right? In the same, everyone likes a friendly and confident person,  so while you are communicating your thoughts, ideas, knowledge,  emotion or feeling with others make sure you are friendly and speaking with confidence. 

Your rude attitude has enough ability to detach your audience from you. So in order to make them attentive and engaging you must behave friendly along with confidence.

10. Delivering your message with appropriate volume and tone

Speaking or delivering your message with the appropriate tone of voice and volume of speech is an unavoidable factor in oral communication. Make sure your voice is heard by everyone or audible to every single individual listening to you.

Speaking in too low voice or too high voice both can create a serious negative effect on your communication. So, being wise on your tone of voice and  loudness will deliver your message effectively as a result you will make effective communication. 

11. Being respectful to others

Being respectful to others makes others feel valuable. Your way of talking and behavior display your respect or disrespect to others. Always respect others feelings, emotions and ideas, it will definitely make your communication effective.

12. Control your emotions

Your emotions hold immense power to make your communication effective. 

Avoid communicating with others, while you are charged with too much emotion. Your anger  and short temper attitude can cause  severe negative effects on your communication. 

So learning to keep yourself balanced and steady in different emotional states like during over joy, sadness or in anger will help you to make effective communication. 

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