Importance Of Communication? Can We Succeed Without Communicating?

Explaining the importance of communication is like explaining the importance of breathing! Communication

means interchange. Interchange is vital. No human being can long survive without interchange. From the moment we wake up in the morning to the moment we go to bed, we have to communicate. We communicate with our life partners, with our children, our family, our neighbors, our friends and also with complete strangers we come across in our daily life. At work, we communicate with our business partners, our employees, our colleagues, our boss, our customers and our suppliers. Let us have a look at:

Why we communicate The use of communication in business Means of communication other than speech and writing Channels of communication

Why do we communicate? We communicate for: Expressing our thoughts, our ideas, our feelings, our views

For connecting with others Sharing information Giving advice Teaching Consulting. Learning Writing rules and laws Sharing values. For expressing our creativity For expressing our life philosophy Sharing the findings of our research work Selling goods and services Publicity and advertising

Networking with people with common interests

Lets see... The use of communications in business In business environments, communication serves to...

Explain visions, goals and financial plans to Managers and supervisors and other employees. Explain operational structure, job expectations, work ethics, rules and policies, remuneration system, and to give feedback to employees. Training of employees. Writing financial reports for directors and shareholders to assess business profitability. Preparing tax returns.

The importance of communication outside the organization are for:

Finding prospective investors. Obtaining the appropriate permits. Dealing with suppliers. For advertising of products and services.

It is needed for reporting performance to stakeholders and authorities, like the Tax departments etc There are many more reasons why we have to communicate. The list is endless. This gives us an idea of the importance of communication. Speech and writing are not the only ways we communicate. There are other means of communications where senses other than our eyes that read, our ears that listen are solicited. There are messages that other senses than our ears and our eyes. Other means of communication

Music Songs/chants Dance Dancing Mimicking

Drawing Painting Sketching Acting

And many more In dating for example, the perfume a date wears can be a means to send a message. Cooking a nice dinner for your partner can also be a means to communicate. Channels of communications are also as diverse as the uses and the means of communication. They are

Direct face to face speech. Telephone Fax Telex Radio Television Internet Satellite Cable etc

From the limitless reasons for communicating, the means of communication and the channels of communications clearly denote the importance of communication in our lives. ******************************************************************

THE IMPORTANCE OF HOMEWORK IN YOUR CHILDS EDUCATION By Dr. Sam Goldstein Dr. Sydney Zentall

Homework is important because it is at the intersection between home and school. It serves as a window through which you can observe your childrens education and express positive attitudes towards your children and their education. As children grow older, homework and the amount of time engaged in homework, increases in importance. For teachers and administrators, homework is a cost effective way to provide additional instruction in practice. Lets examine the six constructive purposes for homework in the context of your childs educational experience. The first two are the most important and obvious. Through (1) practice and (2) participation in learning tasks, homework can improve your childs achievement. Thus, it would be expected that if homework were completed accurately, not only would your childs general knowledge and grades improve but your child would also increase mastery of basic academic skills, such as reading, writing, spelling and mathematics. Homework can provide other benefits. Your childs ability to bring an assignment home, gather and organize necessary materials to complete the assignment, return the assignment and receive a grade, strengthens his or her sense of responsibility. Time management skills are learned. There is also improved (3) development of personal skills such as time management gained by completing homework. Further, when homework proceeds smoothly it can become (4) a positive aspect of your relationship with your child.

Finally, although we often do not consider that homework serves a school administrative role, it offers schools an opportunity to let parents know what their children are learning. Thus, homework can play a public relations role by (5) keeping parents informed about class activities and policies. Homework can also fulfill (6) an administrative role in helping schools achieve their overall mission of improving students achievement. Homework is a bridge that joins schools and parents. From the schools perspective there is the opportunity to monitor students' independent progress. For parents there is the potential to gain a greater appreciation of education and to express positive attitudes towards their childrens achievement. In this weekly column we will provide tips, guidelines, suggestions and solutions to common homework problems. Homework is an essential part of your childs education and can serve not only to enhance your childs achievement but also to enhance family relationships. This column is excerpted and condensed from, Seven Steps to Homework Success: A Family Guide for Solving Common Homework Problems by Sydney S. Zentall, Ph.D. and Sam Goldstein, Ph.D. (1999, Specialty Press, Inc.), available from the ADD Warehouse.