Strategies of Minimizing Ineffective Communication in Society for the common Good

Abstract

Effective communication remains the driver of people and life regardless of age, time and education. Nothing significant is achievable without it and it influences even the morale and happiness of people. Unfortunately, however, there is poor or ineffective communication which is detrimental to human existence and success but yet consistently struggles to co-exist and choke effective communication. Ineffective communication influences effective communication in different manners leading to many levels of consequences which might go unnoticed without a careful observation. Meanwhile, communication is a complex activity that requires experience as well as a very careful handling to succeed, most of the times. Hence, the purpose of this article is to project effective communication to the detriment of ineffective communication. Using the literature, therefore, related subheads are discussed alongside some scenarios of poor communication attitudes by people in society. The conclusion is that no person can boast of having perfect communication skills so there is room for improvement to which some recommendations including making sure that every incoming message is understood by a receiver, having an objective and positive attitude towards communication and providing feedback to all messages received notwithstanding whether it is positive or negative are proffered.