Effective Communication

To communicate implies sharing of information between two or more parties which can be done by various means. For communication to be effective, the informations to be shared must be completely understood by the recipient. 

The recipient : The one to which one is communicating; the one receiving information.

Having effective communicating skills is helpful in many different ways. Most of the benefits are seen in applied situations such as the workplace, in daily life, in social life and so on. Furthermore, it can also increase you intellectual, problem-solving, decision-making skills along with increase ones' productivity.
It also help to breach the communication barrier between you and your recipient so that ideas are shared correctly and result in concrete results.

There are various reasons why one should communicate effectively. Firstly, to be up to date with the latest technologies around us such as the internet, mails, fax, and so on. Moreover, being able to exchange information effectively also helps to be globally connected (with other countries). Most importantly, this aspect is crucial when it comes to communicating between members of a team to which one belongs to; for instance at the workplace where one has to work in team of several members.

Usually people either communicate by oral or written means.
In oral communication, we share information by talking. Common examples are presentations, one to one meeting or conferences. On the other hand, non-oral communication involves usually written information exchange by different means. For example letters, newspapers, forms, E-mail and so on, are common means of non-oral communication.

Choosing one of these means of communication is important so that the requirements of the information to be shared are met. These are based on different factors such as the speed at which information needs to be passed, the expected response time, the amount of information to be shared among various others.

In the workplace there are different types of communication based on the way information is shared. For example, "vertical communication" is the name given to communication between different levels of jobs. Other ones include horizontal communication, diagonal communication and grapevine communication.