Communication has never been so easy. Mobile phone, email, text, WhatsApp, Facebook, Zoom, Teams etc. etc. We move in an age where communication has never been so easy or so poor. Yes, communication – easy but not always effective. Here are five questions to make your communications more effective.
The next time you try to communicate something to someone ask yourself a few questions:
- What is the objective of the communication? Do you want the recipient to do something? In which case is it clear what and by when? Are you just sending them something for information? In which case why and how does it help to move toward the objective?
- Are you using the correct medium? Email is quick and rather too easy, but some things are more effective face to face.
- Is the communication clear and concise? Keep the message to the point. Ensure the message is not lost or capable of misinterpretation.
- Are all the recipients of the message necessary? Multiple recipient emails are normally an ineffective substitute for meetings and result in a huge amount of noise as replies cross over one another.
- Most of all DOES THE COMMUNICATION EFFECTIVELY MOVE US TOWARD OUR OBJECTIVE?
If the above filters were applied a huge number of communications (especially emails) could be avoided.
Make your next communications effective and save a huge amount of time.
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