What are effective communication?

First, it should be what IS effective communication. Communication means informing, telling or exchanging some data between two or more persons (persons include non-humans, such as dogs, cats, other pets). An example. When I look at you, it is a communication of one kind. I am looking at you because your body, your looks, or your dress has drawn my attention to you. So you are 'communicating' with me. You are sending out signals. It becomes a communication, when that particular body, looks, dress, behavior attracts my attention. In a way this is effective communication because you have CAUGHT my attention! Thus it is an effective communication because you have achieved what you wanted.

Based on the above example itself, if I were to approach you and say "Hello" it means that the effective communication has reached the next level, i.e. my attention has now turned into a 'meet'. This is the second step in effective communication. Should you NOT respond, the communication is still effective, because you chose NOT to respond. Simply you don't want to communicate FURTHER with me. That is also effective communication.

But if you were to respond and say "hello" to ME this is again effective communication at the second level. The ice has been broken.

More later.

you can use SQIL mnemonic s-silence,question,inform and listen to enhance your communication skills