Effective Communication Skills are important

Can one ever imagine a life without communicating to anyone, without needing to bring ideas across to people in various social settings, without having to go through a single job application or job interview? Being a shy and introverted child, I used to hope that this could be true! However, I soon realise that interactions between people are simply unavoidable in everyday life.

Every now and then, I am confronted with CCA meetings, group projects and occasionally some networking sessions where I have to make conversations despite feeling rather self-conscious and uncomfortable. Often at the end of the day, I would lament on how I could have just made the meeting a little less awkward and a little smoother. In my opinion, learning effective communication is a journey that has no ending. You can always try to better yourself and still that’s always so much more to learn. Yet I firmly believed the effort is worthwhile as there are times in my life, where a little better communication on my part could have avoided so much awkwardness and embarrassment or even trouble that I later have to fix.

Effective communication enhances the productivity of discussions, leaves one feeling satisfied with oneself and often makes other people feel good about themselves too. Hence I place high value on effective communication and hope to acquire as much of these skills as possible.