50. Manage the Error in Communication

Communication by nature is fraught with error and it can happen on multiple levels. First, there is the difference between what I want to say and what I actually say. Then there can be errors between what I say and what the other person hears. That can lead to a gap between what the other person hears and how they interpret or misinterpret what I say. Then there’s what that person tells everyone else I said. Errors occur at each level. Don’t assume that just because you think you communicated something, that it was received perfectly. Check for under­standing and even ask the other person to share what they understood from a conversation.

Miscommunication gives birth to misunderstanding. Misunderstanding gives birth to mistrust and mistrust ultimately kills a relation.” —Raj Matwa Jat

What do you understand from this conversation?