information through recognized channels.
Qualities of an effective communicator
Interpersonal skills, we think to ourselves in words and images we create meanings within ourselves, before we communicate with others, we create within ourselves the meaning that we want to transfer with our message. Purposeful, when you have a purpose you know what you want to accomplish. You have a goal. You can only make conscious, well reasoned communication choices if you know what you are trying to accomplish. Reading your audience you must practice empathy, the ability to put yourself in someone else’s place and understanding his or her feelings. An effective communicator is able to reflect on his or her communication. The other ability is to think about past communication and make judgments about future communication.
Improving Communication In The Work Place
The informative function is a crucial part of communication in the organization because it provides information to ensure company efficient operation. All members of an organization require a constant flow of information to achieve organizational goals. Both management and employees need accurate, timely and well organized information to enable them to make decisions and resolve conflicts. Kreps (1990) also emphasizes the need for organizations to obtain information to adapt to changes in environmental conditions. Most organizations have regular meetings during which information is exchanged about each area of the organization with a view to directing and coordinating behavior towards implementing organizational changes. The integrative function is used to achieve organizational unity and cohesion. The integrative function is concerned largely with creating identity and uniformity in the organization, as well as defining goals and task to facilitate the assimilation of new members and also used to coordinate the work