Why is effective communication important for me?

             Why is effective communication important? To me I think that effective communication skills is important because I see it as a life skill and everyone should be able to communicate effective regardless of your field of studies, your occupation, your appointment, etc. Having effective communication skills means that you are able to convey your message to your audience clearly, concisely and efficiently without creating misunderstanding. And since communication is a two way thing, you also need to be able to listen, decode and understand what the other person at the other end is trying to tell you. There are many forms of communications such as speech, non-verbal, email, text, writings and a lot of skills, effort and practice is required to be able to be proficient in these various forms of communication.
             The inability to communicate effectively can be disastrous at times. Not being able communicate your message clearly to your audience can cause misunderstanding and sometimes even lead conflicts. Sometimes simple things such as using the wrong tone or the wrong forms of communication can cause your audience to misinterpret your intention and often, these minor mistakes will lead to much more undesirable complications.
             Being able to communicate effectively will also add value to a person. Effective communication is one of the few skills that employer are looking for when they are conducting an interview for a job position. The ability to communicate effectively will give you the edge or even outperform someone that has better qualification than you when you are at an interview. Lack of communication in a working environment will lead to the lack of information, misunderstanding, decrease in productivity of employees, tension and conflicts between employees which is undesirable. Therefore, being able to communicate effectively is an important skill in life that everyone of us need to have and with effective communication, I believe that most of our misunderstanding and conflicts in our everyday life will be minimised.