According to you, which three communication skills are most important? and
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Which Communication Skill Is Most Important?
Christian Knutson posted 2013-04-29
Which communication skill is most important: listening, writing, or speaking? Given the nearly non-stop use of email and social media in every aspect of your life you might respond immediately with “written communications”. Given a few more moments to think about it, you might choose “spoken communications” over writing. You spend a lot of time engaged in conversations on your mobile or face-to-face. But in both cases you’re off the mark. While writing and speaking effectively are important skills to employ daily in your life, they aren’t the most important when it comes to communicating. That spot is reserved for listening.
The importance of listening is likely something you’ve heard before. If it wasn’t our parents scolding us for not listening, then it was Epictetus’ famous quote reminding us, “Nature gave us one tongue and two ears so we could hear twice as much as we speak”. Numerous studies have highlighted the importance of communication in the average persons life, pointing out that most people spend up to 80 percent of their waking hours involved in some method of communication. This is further broken down to about 25 percent writing and reading, 30 percent speaking, and 45 percent listening. Not surprisingly, numerous studies also show that we are horrible listeners. Not good.