Anyway, with a little disciplining and some help from our common buddy Google, I noted a few solid points:
The most obvious answer is that effective communication helps express oneself clearly. Everyone from a wet and/or dirty-bottomed baby calling for attention to a company CEO barking orders needs to be able to express themselves with clarity in order to get things done as desired. The need for effective communication becomes more acute in a workplace because of the constant need and opportunities encountered to make new contacts and to strengthen existing bonds. Another important – and quite intangible – connection between good communication skills and a sense of personal well-being is in self-confidence. Knowing that one can express and defend ideas, and interact well with colleagues is perhaps as important as having ideas and colleagues in the first place.
Finally, effective communication skills help prevent misunderstandings. The popular George Bush-Condoleezza Rice conversation might be overly simplistic, at times inane, and more to do with semantics, but it shows how hilariously confusing things can get when two people simply find themselves unable to follow each other's words! That’s enough reasons for us to strive for effective communication skills. But if you’ve got more, put them on in the comments!
