One tends to read a lot about excellent verbal and written communication skills required quite often in newspaper advertisements regarding jobs.
What does the above phrase exactly mean?
I am sure that the phrase points to 'writing and speaking' abilities.
Be that as it may, in any language, good writing and speaking abilities are perceived to be a necessity.
It is more often than not, seen as skills to be acquired by anybody, be it a software engineer,
a businessman ,a home maker, a college professor, a student,a colleague inorder to function efficiently.
I believe good communication ability is a skill rather than a gift. Hence, a skill can be acquired over a period of time rather than winning it like a gift in a lottery!
Grammar and syntax comes to mind while thinking about writing skills, forming sentences and the such......
Speaking ability is a different ability as compared to writing. To build up a rapport, for example, a salessman with a possible client, one must hone skills and communicate in a way that it does not annoy the possible customer but puts him or her in to a comfort zone.......
I am with you. An excellent start. Congratulations.
ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರಅಳಿಸಿWell, continuing on speaking ability,
ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರಅಳಿಸಿone can think of is pronunciation, diction, the tone and the like.
One can speak over the phone, speak on a
a mic, speak face to face, not speak at all! and a whole lot of different situations.
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ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರಅಳಿಸಿI came across an article from one of the leading english language daily newspaper called as "The Hindu" from India.
ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರಅಳಿಸಿIt mentions about a communication/collaboration tool,the Google Wave.
Details can be read at http://www.hinduonnet.com/2009/11/02/stories/2009110255601400.htm
Look at these two skills this from the context of time. A verbal communication is instantaneous. You dont have enough time to think, as u are engaged in a conversation and finally utter words you are most familiar with. To have excelent verbal skills, first of all, you need to constantly speak with others without shying away. The next step could be using those few words in vocabulary which u are aware of, but unused, consciously. Finally keep improving your vocabulary.
ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರಅಳಿಸಿWritten communication however is rather slow. You have enough time to make good choice of words to come out with an excellent article.
Finally it boils down to good vocabulary. The stronger the vocabulary, the more likely u are a good speaker and a writer.
An irony!,
A good writer can be a good speaker but a good speaker may not even know how to write!!