Communication skill in 21st century

“Communication works for those who work at it”.

 

Communication is the key to social integration. Communication enables people to share ideas, express their feelings and contribute to discussions and debates. In most cases, languages poses a significant barrier to communication between different cultures or communities. In 21st century, the world has become a global community. This means that different cultural backgrounds are now readily integrating than even before. This integration is brought about due to the need for world trade. Business have established branches in the various countries. People are migrating to other countries for settlement. To help break the language barrier and arrive at a communication ground, people have to understand and comprehend the behavioral and reaction differences brought about by cultural differences.

“Proficiency in 21st century skills is 

the new civil rights of our times”.

There is increased diversity in today’s workplace. Co-workers and employers have to cope with great diversity in age, cultural and gender. In 21st century workplace, communication both verbal and non-verbal is at the foundation of everything we do. No matter how poor one might be in communication, it is easy to learn the skill of communication with the right training. To become a competent communicator, you have to embrace the diversity brought about by cultural differences. To become an overall communicator there are target certain areas that are crucial and they include verbal and non-verbal cues and behaviors, behavior patterns, confidence, conflict resolution, leadership, team building, the function and process of communicating more effectively with technology.

Communication in 21st century has significantly changed as compared to communication in 20th and 19th centuries. Keeping in touch with one another has been the trademark of the 21st century. In this century, there are various forms of communication that meant to connect people to each other.

“The greatest communication skill is 

paying value to others”.

M.Nasreen