Research shows that good
communication skills are a
big factor in job success.
Your thoughts and ideas
can be misinterpreted if
you can't express
yourself clearly, whether
verbally or in writing.
That's why it's so
important to understand
how good communication
works, and the barriers
that can get in its way.
The communication process has
five key elements – the source,
encoding, the channel, decoding,
and the receiver. Your goal is to
make each element work as well
as you can
How will they likely
respond? People bring their
own situations, ideas and
feelings to your message,
and these will influence
their understanding of it.