What is the Effective Communication Definition by Different Authors
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What is the Effective Communication Definition by Different Authors
Definition of Communication
1. John Adair: “Communication is essentially the ability of one person to make contact with another and make himself or herself understood.”
2. Murphy, Hildebrandt, Thomas: “Communication is a process of transmitting and receiving verbal and non-verbal messages. It is considered effective when it achieves the desired response or reaction from the receiver.”
3. Louis Allen: “Communication is a bridge of meaning. It involves a systematic and continuous process of telling, listening and understanding.”
4. William Newman and Charles Summer: “Communication is an exchange of ideas, facts, opinions or emotions of two or more persons.”
5. Keith Davis: “Communication is a process of passing information and understanding from one person to another.”
Definition of Effective Communication
1. R.W. Griffin: “Effective communication is the process of sending a message in such a way that the message received is as close in meaning as possible to the message intended.”
2. “Effective communication is the process of exchanging ideas, thoughts, opinions, knowledge, and data so that the message is received and understood with clarity and purpose.”
3. “Effective communication means where we know what we are trying to communicate and the audience is getting exactly what we are trying to say.”
Characteristics of Effective Communication
1. Two-Way Process: Communication must involve at least two people because it is essentially an exchange of ideas.
2. Uses Different Methods: It uses oral and speech communication, written and graphical representations as sources of exchanging information.
3. Pervasive: It is pervasive in nature because it is used as a means of exchanging information all around the world.
4. Interpersonal: It is a process of sharing knowledge, data, and information from one individual to another or group of people.
5. Continuous: Communication never stops, it is a never-ending process.
In order to get the message across, one must be highly effective in communication skills.
