The role of communication in Community



Abstract

One way to integrate communities in an effective societal system is demonstrated by the effective communication. Communities with the help of effective communication techniques can get access to latest information and technology and even participate in the community developmental programs if they have properly understood a concerned issue. Because of being associated with the field of arts and communication and having a social concern, this research paper is written with an objective to assess the influential role that communication can play within a community, the communication tools they can use for the betterment of community. Paper also presents an analysis of the specific communication skills used in western societies that will help developing nations to adopt such tools so as to be transformed into fastest developing nations providing their members with better living environment. .

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Discussion1

Characteristics of effective communication2

Communication influence on community2

Communication as a tool to benefit community5

Advanced Communication skills: In the context of the Western societies8

Need of developing nations to learn advanced communication skills from western societies10

Conclusion11

References12

The role of communication in Community

Introduction

Communication plays a very effective role in community as it helps people coordinate and collaborate with each other while living within a society. Communication plays a very influential role in developing and enhancing the community by providing knowledge and technology that helps in grabbing the full potential of the developmental programs. The betterment of the community requires that people for themselves serves as a driving force that helps them in development and thus providing everlasting improvements in their ways of life. In this complete scenario, a very important role is played by the communication. In this research paper, the role of communication within a community is assessed by highlighting its influence on the functioning of the society, using communication tools in a manner that will benefit the community and the advanced skills that could be learned by the developing economies from the developed nations so as to enhance their communication process.

Discussion

Communication is important in all spheres of life. At time, when planners identify and formulate the development programs this communication helps them to consult with people in order to get an idea of their needs, attitudes and traditional knowledge. The project beneficiaries with the help of an effective communication technique can make the community development programs successful. The environment keeps on changing and to remain an effective member of the community, people are required to get themselves adjust with those changes. They have to acquire new knowledge and learn new skills so as to overcome the barriers of illiteracy. The present age can be characterized as a communication age and in this manner communication can be considered to have an influential worth for the development of our community.

Characteristics of effective communication

Effective communication has a characteristic of two way communication. It not relates to only telling people what they are supposed to do or not, nor does it relates to the one way dissemination of the ...