YES! It is Important!

"Everything becomes a little different as soon as it is spoken out loud." -Hermann Hesse

People live in big group, there is no denying the mass amount of interactions we have everyday as a result. Sometimes, we may interrupt with one another. or even end up in a heated argument. Hence, having good communication is one of the most basic and important skill we should have in life.

Why communication is so critical? Let's start with some examples of miscommunication. In my country China, people live in northern part especially those live in village likes guests to sit on their bed and have chatting, it is a way to show their friendship. But in the southern part, if you enter people's bedroom and sit on their bed, it is a considered been rude. Another example that we can see in real life is when the control tower command a airplane delay takeoff, but the pilot miss this important message (this event really happened), this resulted in the airplane crashing with another airplane which was taking off and many people died. Having bad communication not also causes bad relationship, but also billions of moneys and even human life. Therefore, we must admit that communication is extremely important to us.

Why effective communication? In my opinion, effective communication means communication in a way which is consume least amount of resources, and at the same time achieve the purposes of communication. For example, there are many ways to conduct meetings, but why most people prefers face to face meeting instead of online meeting? I think this is because talking is a faster way to communicate prepared to typing and face-to-face meeting have much less distraction then other kind of meetings. Learning how to communicate effectively help us to save time, money and other resources and most importantly it helps us to create better outcomes.

Personally, I must admit that my communication skill is poor. Sometimes, I dare not to express my feelings in public. During this module, I want to train my communication skill. I hope after taking this module, iI will be able to talk confidently and excellently in public. :)