Communication is the process where the one person is expressing his or her idea and the other one is listening to the idea being expressed by the one who is talking. That is how you define communication. When this results to have an understanding to both of them, therefore there is already a communication. In other words, when a person is talking, the other person should listen so that he will understand to what the other person is talking about. When a person talks and nobody listens, then there is no communication happening because there is no understanding. The people just heard what the person in front of them is talking but they do not listen to it well that is why they do not understand about the topic. I will give you further examples for you to understand what communication is.

There is a seminar for teachers at the school gym. All of the teachers of the school attended the seminar. Knowledgeable personnel were invited to talk in front of the teachers to discuss to them the new method of writing an effective lesson plan. While the personnel are talking in front, his audiences were not listening to him carefully. The teachers are not listening well. So, no communication is happening to the people in the gym. How will the teachers know the new method of writing an effective lesson plan if they will not listen to the knowledgeable personnel?

Their audiences should listen to them so that there will be an understanding and the teachers can able to write their lesson plans effectively.

Another example is if you are talking to your boyfriend but he is not listening to you because he is very angry at you. If he will not listen to what you are talking about, there will no mutual understanding that will happen to both of you. If communication happens to both of you, the problem that you have will be solved.

In these two situations we can firmly say that communication will not happen if the other person is not listening to what the other person is talking. Talking and listening as well as understanding are very important to have an effective communication.

So now you can already define communication in your own words. Have an effective communication now to your family and friends. As a result, there will be no misunderstandings at all. Good luck in your practice of an effective communication.