How can learning about communication prepare you for your future career? Describe a specific scenario in which you anticipate using your enhanced communication skills in your chosen career.
What will be an ideal response?
- The ability to communicate effectively in a variety of contexts is essential to almost every career and success in whichever career you choose.
- The ability to communicate effectively in the workplace is essential. For example, one study of over 1,000 employers at Fortune 1000 companies indicated that most workers send and receive an average of 178 messages each day. People in various leadership roles in organizations often spend 80 to 90 percent of their average workweek communicating. Communication is pervasive in every career, and its effectiveness is essential for businesses and the individuals in them to be successful.
- It should be clear that the more you know about communication and its role in your everyday lives and in your future career, the more likely you will be successful and more satisfied in both.
- Student examples will vary.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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