Communication shares ideas, thoughts and feeling with others. However, effective communication is contingent upon the context in which we live as well as the audience to whom we speak. For instance, communication has a huge role to play in the workplace as managers try to get the best out of employees. As managers soar to top management positions and roles change, many fail to upgrade communication skills. Personally, it is a place of isolation. Therefore, effective leaders must find and maintain a balance in the workplace while working with staff. Effective leaders must become an effective communication. “At its heart, communication is speaking so to her people will listen, and listening so other people will speak.” (Baldwin, 2013). Additionally
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Many fail to realize that communication is verbal and nonverbal. It does not take an act of Congress for the presenter to realize that he or she no longer has the attention of the audience. According to organizational psychologist Judith Tingley, “Prevention is easier than cure. Once your audience begins losing interest, it is almost impossible for even accomplished speakers to recapture it.” (Tingley, 2000). Upon several articles, it is suggested that the leader become familiar with the audience; bring some excitement, and know the subject well enough to have some eye contact with the audience.
Notably, all nonverbal communication is contrary. Every grin is not a display of arrogance just as every smile does not mean approval. Body language is a powerful tool that used in any activity that would involve communicating and interacting with other people. According to Baldwin, Boomer, and Rubin, every manager should own a manager 's toolkit. The kit is a checklist that includes “Answering the question, eliminating the extraneous, crafting an opening and closing, moving quickly to recommendations, while predicting questions and supplementing the materials with backups.” (Baldwin, 2013, p. …show more content…
In the textbook, Managing Organizational Behavior, there are several communication myths, “One of which is the PowerPoint presentation is always the best way to persuade.” (Baldwin, 2013, p. 160) . Agreeably, PowerPoints do not always convey the message, especially if the presenter cannot relate to the audience. Perceptively, most are boring and time consuming and never accomplish the objective. According to authors, Baldwin, Bommer, and Rubin, some leaders are under the “Curse of Knowledge.” In other words, they experts in what they do but it only benefits the presenter. “The curse of knowledge is the tendency for an informed, knowledgeable person to not be able to communicate that knowledge to others.” (Baldwin, 2013, p.
Many fail to realize that communication is verbal and nonverbal. It does not take an act of Congress for the presenter to realize that he or she no longer has the attention of the audience. According to organizational psychologist Judith Tingley, “Prevention is easier than cure. Once your audience begins losing interest, it is almost impossible for even accomplished speakers to recapture it.” (Tingley, 2000). Upon several articles, it is suggested that the leader become familiar with the audience; bring some excitement, and know the subject well enough to have some eye contact with the audience.
Notably, all nonverbal communication is contrary. Every grin is not a display of arrogance just as every smile does not mean approval. Body language is a powerful tool that used in any activity that would involve communicating and interacting with other people. According to Baldwin, Boomer, and Rubin, every manager should own a manager 's toolkit. The kit is a checklist that includes “Answering the question, eliminating the extraneous, crafting an opening and closing, moving quickly to recommendations, while predicting questions and supplementing the materials with backups.” (Baldwin, 2013, p. …show more content…
In the textbook, Managing Organizational Behavior, there are several communication myths, “One of which is the PowerPoint presentation is always the best way to persuade.” (Baldwin, 2013, p. 160) . Agreeably, PowerPoints do not always convey the message, especially if the presenter cannot relate to the audience. Perceptively, most are boring and time consuming and never accomplish the objective. According to authors, Baldwin, Bommer, and Rubin, some leaders are under the “Curse of Knowledge.” In other words, they experts in what they do but it only benefits the presenter. “The curse of knowledge is the tendency for an informed, knowledgeable person to not be able to communicate that knowledge to others.” (Baldwin, 2013, p.