Effective communication is not only crucial in the workplace, but across the board in every aspect of our daily lives. The various list in this prompt, I completely agree with, however, I believe, in order to take our work environments to the next level of communicating, we are going to need a little more than basic communication tips. Just as the article stated, "No one is a perfect communicator" and in our everyday lives we create various patterns that stick with us, ones that we, in time, decide to use everyday. Some are essential to our daily lives, while others allow us to face challenges in our work area, as they don't fit in the work environment. Dunn spoke of 8 different ways to improve our daily communication, a few that stuck out to me that I can get on board with, Having one conversation at a time, Looking people in the eye, and Reading/responding to the entire email. These four tips, I do believe will bring results in the communication department of all of our lives. When having one conversation at a time, it allows your full attention to be on that one subject you came to discuss. If one is trying to discuss multiple subjects at a time, it could get confusing to the other parties involved in the conversation. While some people are ok with multitasking may be ok for some individuals, for others, if there is to much going on, it's a great possibility for the individual to miss out on vital information concerning the subject at hand. Giving your audience one conversation at a time, allows them to give you their undivided attention, ensuring they receive everything detail you are giving out, whether the conversation is in person, telephone, or zoom, there is little to no room for miscommunication. Direct eye contact during a conversation brings more certainty to the conversation. Some individuals find this hard to do, I have noticed individuals that find it hard to communicate giving eye contact, are not being truthful, Its just my opinion. It may be weird for some,
however, it gives room between the individuals within the conversation to build a better connection when they are giving direct eye contact. When you read an entire email communication before responding, you make little to no mistakes in your response. I have, on multiple occasions responded to an email before reading the entire message. In my mind, im saving myself some time by just skimming the email, when in all actuality, ill have to re-read the entire communique because I responded to early, and then asked questions that were already answered in the original email, I just didn't get to it, because I neglected to read the entire communication. In order to accommodate a diverse style of communicating, and a diverse culture, it is a must that we develop strategies that allow us to do so, such as Communication Diversity and Promoting Attentive Listing. These strategies are fundamental when trying