Ever happened with you – trying to explain an idea or topic to someone but they are not able to get a hold of it?

Intend to find out why it happens?? then read along..

Often times while talking we may not communicate our thoughts effectively to the other person, which in turn leaves space for ambiguity in the conversation. Ambiguity occurs when a said statement has more than one meaning and can be interpreted differently by two different people. When you dont communicate effectively, you may leave a space for ambiguity in the conversation, which increases the burden on the other person to understand and grasp what you are saying.

For example, while explaining a concept of a subject to your friend, you may be explaining the concept from the level of your understanding and might leave out explaning certain things assuming that they are self explanatory. The self explanatory part becomes the ambigous element in the conversation and your friend might interpret it in their own manner.
Due to the ambiguity, they may not understand the concept properly.

How ambiguity in conversation looks like:

I believe its essential for us to be clear and unambigous while communicating an idea or topic if we look forward to communicate effectively with anyone.

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