The ability to understand people is the key to operating effectively in most if not all professions. Now I'm sure most people have heard the term communication is 90% non verbal, meaning that most of your communication is not what you say, but how you say it and your body language. And yes, body language is very important, so you should spend some time trying to figure it out. So, even though there is some truth into that statement, it's still not complete. Because communication isn't just what you say with your words, and what you say with your body. Communication also involves listening.

Listening involves your ears, eyes, your mind and your emotions. I believe that the mind plays a very important role in communication. And most people don't spend enough time training themselves, how to use it properly. If you thought and plan more and be more deliberate about what comes out of your mouth, you probably wouldn't have ended up in half the trouble you did in your life. And that goes with learning how to control your emotions as well. And I know because I'm the same way.

We're all that way. I'm still working on it, and going to continue for the rest of my life. That's a skill that you can always improve on. Learning how to use effective communication is a skill that will help benefit anybody in almost any part of their lives. It can help your dating life, your married life, if you're a parent, communication with your kids is huge. And it's tough.

Believe me, I know. I want you to think about your life for a second. Think about how learning these new communication skills can help impact an area of your life. Okay, so let's jump into the facts. The average worker spends approximately 50% of his or her day communicating. So let me ask you, if you spent that much time of your workday communicating, wouldn't you think communication is a good skill set to level up?

I'm sure it will increase your productivity by leaps and bounds. whatever job you have now, and in the future, you will have to communicate with others. Supervisors may be involved in communication for 75% or more of their work day. It is essential for people in leadership positions to understand how to communicate effectively and to delegate to their team. So learning how to master this ability and obtain high level of communication skills should be a goal for every leader. It's estimated that 80% of serious medical errors involve miscommunication between caregivers during the transfer of patience.

So if you work in the medical field, being able to effectively communicate maybe the difference between life and death, and possibly a lawsuit, don't take this skill for granted. Communication is related to almost every human activity. With that being said, no matter what we do in life, communication will always play a role. So it should be your duty to learn to do it properly. Immediately after a 10 minute presentation, the average listener has heard, understood and retain only 50% What was said? That drops 25% within 48 hours?

And that's only after a 10 minute presentation. Think about listening to someone for an hour. How much are you going to remember what they set out to that hour? Not much. These facts are just to make you really understand the importance of communication. I don't mean to harp on this, but I just want you to really understand and I feel like I really need to emphasize how much of a big role communication plays in our daily lives.