Importance of Interpersonal Communication in Personal and Professional Relationships

Running Head: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION 0
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10/6/2018

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The essay brings about the discussion on the communication, role, and importance of
communication in the relationships. It may be described in context to the personal or
professional relationships, and in any business organisations. Communication refers to the
exchange of information, thoughts, and ideas from one person to another, an interaction
between two individuals. It is a process through which meanings are perceived and an
understanding is created between people at all the levels in an organisation. The manner in
which a person talks, communicates or behave with others determines the effectiveness of
communication and impact on relationships. The description is a reflective essay, which
includes experiences or examples of the communication that influences personal and work
life (Greenaway et al., 2015).
In my opinion, communication is vital for personal and professional life and
relationships for an individual as it states about the transformation or exchange of
information, ideas, and thoughts between individuals. Our communication skills are
important in every aspect of life, for both personal and professional life. No matter what
profession you have adopted, communication is the most component key to the success of
work and work-life. A person is able to effectively communicate ensures that there are no
disputes between those two persons, and will easily resolve differences among them. Thus, it
is significant in both personal and professional life, as communication serves as the basis of
interpersonal relationships and reduces the occurrence of misunderstandings. Communication
does not only mean conveying one’s ideas, thoughts and feelings it means that one ensures
that the meaning is understood by the other person in the same manner and sense as
conveyed. As it is clear from the above discussion, that communication plays a vital role in
human life, it also facilitates in maintain healthy relationships with people (Thrasher et al.,
2016).
Communication is an integral part of human life, and one should understand that
every individual is different in the way we perceive the world, and meanings of things around
us. In personal life, we need to communicate about different concerns, and problems in our
daily life with others. Similarly, we need to communicate in our professional life also to build
healthy relationships, mutual confidence, and credibility with others. It is understood as only
speaking and talking is not communication, but more it relates to the communication, which
can take place in any form. It may be in written through words we can communicate our
ideas, thoughts, and feelings to other person. It means it may be verbal or non-verbal

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communication, conveying the message is what communication is all about (Töytäri, Rajala
& Alejandro, 2015).
Effective communication is required to develop and ensure the maintenance of
positive relationships with people, at personal and professional grounds. Whether it be an
intimate relationship such as with a partner, child, or a friend or a professional relationship
with a co-worker, supervisor, or client, it is essential. One’s communication skills determine
how you resolve a problem, or a conflict and the level of trust a person generates in a
relationships. Lack of communication in relationships affect them in a number of ways,
creating confusions or misunderstandings and development of poor communication patterns.
Effective communication refers to the combination of the four skills set; it includes engaged
listening, non-verbal communication, and managing stress in the moment, and asserting
oneself in the respectful way. As in any relationship communication is the vital key through
which every individual comes to an understanding about the other person and his or her
thoughts clearly (Better health, 2018).
Business communication in professionals or in professional life leads to increased
motivation and productivity of an individual in his/her personal as well as professional life.
Motivated employees are an asset to every organisation; therefore, one must ensure effective
communication in the organisation, amongst individuals and the management.
Communication is the pathway to success in an organisation, business communication leads
to effective social relationships that depend upon the effective and efficient exchange of
information between two or more parties. To ensure the effectiveness of communication in
personal or professional life, one must be an engaged listener, pay attention to the speaker,
and understand to what is being told (Roshan, Warren & Carr, 2016).