Effective Communication Essay

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| | | | | | SHC 21: Introduction to communication in health, social care or children’s and young people’s settings LO 1: 1:2 Understand why communication is important in the work setting. 1: 2 Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of own work. In all schools and nurseries communication plays an important role because it at the heart of what we do. Effective communication in every setting makes everything run smoothly because we always have to make sure our language is simple to understand and to come down to a child level with a low tone of voice. Communication is vital between colleagues so that it ensures a continuity of care and the respect of each other. Also you need effective communication towards each other so there is no confusion going on between colleagues. Effective communication is needed especially if a child or colleague needs medical attention or seriously ill you and need to call an ambulance. They will ask for the address so communication must be clear at all times so that they get the right information to send out the ambulance to the address you give. All communication has an effect on the person you are communicating with. It is a two way process called interaction and it is important that you watch the effects so that any problems can be identified and dealt with quickly and professionally. People communicate through much more things than talking such as gestures, body language and facial expressions. Documents and written information should be clearly written for other parties to understand.
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