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Sunday, March 30, 2008

Why Communication is Important

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Before we can begin to learn how to communicate better, we need to first understand why communication is important in our lives.

Communication is an essential component in our lives. It is important in our everyday lives. It has been estimated that 75% of a person's day is spent communicating in some way.

Communication is important in business as well. A 1998 study of 480 companies found that employers ranked communication abilities first among the desirable personal qualities of future employees.

In addition, in a survey of recruiters from companies with more than 50,000 employees, communication skills was cited as the single more important decisive factor in choosing managers.

It is important. In can be improved. Are you willing to improve it?

For more information on communication and why communication is important, check out these great posts about communication.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Welcome

Welcome to my blog about interpersonal communication.

Interpersonal communication is a skill we often ultilize in our daily lives. Yet, its importance is under-rated. Effective interpersonal communications can make a definitive inpact on our everyday lives. Not only will it help in our personal lives, it will also help in the business context as well.

The objective of this blog is to aid in the learning process of this important principle.