As in all aspects of life, effective communication in business is a key ingredient of success. Good communication can help you relate to your employees, integrate them as a member of a solid team and help you effectively define job responsibilities. In short, communication can help building a productive work environment, where good employees are more likely to stay for long term.
             What is Communication? Communication is the transferring and understanding of meaning (.......). For communication to be successful, the meaning must not only be imparted but also understood. A person's total communicative success includes speaking, reading, listening, and reasoning skills.
             Before communication can take place, a message to be passed on must exist. It passes between a sender and a receiver. The message is converted to symbolic form called encoding and passed by way of some medium to the receiver, who retranslates the sender's message called decoding. The result is the transfer of meaning from one person to another. In addition, the entire process is susceptible to noise, that is, disturbances that interfere with the transmission of the message. Typical examples of noise include illegible print, telephone static, and sounds of machinery. Noise can create distortion at any point in the communication process.
             There are different types of communication methods. The most popular communication methods used by people in businesses are oral communication, written communication, nonverbal communication, and electronic media. People communicate with each other most often by talking or oral communication. Forms of oral communication include speeches, formal one-on-one and group discussion, and grapevine. The advantage of using oral communication are quick transmission and quick feedback. The major disadvantages of oral communication whenever a message has to be passed through a number of people. The more people who are involved, the g...