Why Communication is such a Challenge Communication Management

Communicating with others is often overlooked or even taken for granted. Communication is an art; communication is a skill, and now what not. We say a lot and really don't mean nothing much. The most challenging aspect about communication is to ‘tell something in a simple and straightforward’ manner. We are exceptionally talented. but where we fundamentally fail is by being poor listeners and hence poor learners. While the virtue in charity lies in the precept that 'let the left hand not know what the right hs given', communication commands the left hand has to know what the right has to say. But then we are so confused or even too lost in the cacophony to realize the boot is on the wrong foot. A word out of line is akin to the same. You have to be someone easy to talk to – which will give the people confidence to connect. We try to impress with intellect by using dazzling words and difficult-to-understand terms, metaphors, idioms and what not. Corporate communication, of course, prescribes etiquette to be adhered, but it’s not to be misunderstood as something complicated just because etiquette itself isn’t an easy word. Agreed. Etiquette plainly put is rule. The standard for business correspondence is the essence of etiquette but there comes the rub. What standards? As times progressed, formal outlook is perceived as archaic. And give a thought about how the millennial relate and recognize the ‘chat’ language, as they the make up for the majority of workforce. Confluence or compromise? Calling it a compromise would be too crude nor can we uphold colloquial language in a formal correspondence. So what is the benchmark? Well, even this commentary can be critiqued for its strong undertones. We simply don’t communicate. Where there are barriers, aren’t there breakthroughs? Yet, the complexity with which conversation proceeds perplexes us no end. Conflicts arise mainly due to poor communication or mismanagement when words are minced and message loses its meaning. Basically, we failed to make sense, and far worse never ever realized which only made matters worst.