Most of the
verbal communicating you do is from one individual to another. This is true
whether you’re in a family, social, or a work setting.
One-on-one verbal communication affords the greatest opportunity for precision, because immediate feedback can tell you whether you were understood accurately.
One-on-one verbal communication affords the greatest opportunity for precision, because immediate feedback can tell you whether you were understood accurately.
But communicating effectively involves more than just
accuracy.
The
purpose of most communication is to influence the attitudes and behaviors of
those whom we address. Since the human race is composed of billions of
individuals, each with a different way of responding, no one approach is
universally effective. So it’s important that you learn to express yourself
accurately and in a way that will accomplish your purpose toward the individual
you’re addressing.

