Effective Communication

You cannot build a kingdom with someone who still craves attention from the villagers.   

(Anonymous) Shared by Jaelanne Thomas

What a profound nugget from a student who is studying at Wallace Community College. Leaders rely on inspiration especially during challenging times to motivate a group toward success. Yet, during challenging times, you must avoid a cheerleading mindset when communicating. When you realize that communication serves as a valuable quality that successful leaders know how to replicate especially during unpredictable times, then you will achieve success. Basically, a cheerleader masters one-way communication; whereas, a leader integrates two-way communication when conveying messages. Two-way communication brings effectiveness to the hearers because a leader engages listening clues to ensure that the audience receives the right message. Many times, as students of learning you must practice effective communication like a leader to ensure that you are receiving the correct messages from your instructor. You can practice effective communication by 1) listening to the instructor to understand the meaning of what he or she is conveying, 2) reading the textbook to grasp the meaning of what he or she is saying, and 3) observing your instructor to infer the meaning of what he or she is saying. Please note that these three techniques occur simultaneously for effective communication to occur. As you thoroughly understand the concepts conveyed by your instructor, you are now becoming actively involved through interacting with the learning process. So I encourage you to avoid craving for attention in the classroom but become involve through effective communication to grasp the entire concept of the subject as your instructor conveys different information.

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