I believe that most of us had experienced many cases of miscommunication,

that is the message we were trying to pass on to others ended up having its

meaning or content distorted. A typical example would be games that we

have played before like using hand signals or verbal means to pass a simple

word or sentence down the row and the final person have to say out loud the

message he received. Most of the time, as the number of people down the row

increases, the message being passed ended up being more distorted, where a

simple word like annihilation would end up changing to an apple.

To me, effective communication is defined as being able to get messages

across as well as receiving information with as little distortion as possible at

the same time. It is important to me because as an undergraduate and even

after i start working, teamwork is important and with teamwork lies

communication. With effective communication, efficiency in any projects and

presentations would be greatly increased. When efficiency increases, work

quality and the time spent on it would increase as well.

Living in a stressful environment since young, I realised that being efficient

in anything i do is vital in order to blend into our society. On the other hand,

showing any signs of inefficiency, even a slight one would lead to adverse

consequences. That is why effective communication is so important to people

striving to be successful in life, as no human being can survive on his own;

teamwork is essential and so is effective communication.