The importance of communication for human beings

Man and his identity

Who defines our identity as a human being? Do we do it ourselves, or do we need others to do it? Climbing up Prof. Maslow 's ladder of needs, the moment we have our needs for survival satisfied i.e. we are fed, warmed and feel generally "secured", the need to satisfy identity needs is triggered in us.

The enormity of questions about ourselves cannot be answered by ourselves. We need other people to do so. Each of us is born without a sense of our own identity. In the course of development we actually obtain it from other people. We find out about our strengths and weaknesses, in other words, what we are really good at, by being evaluated. Accurate communication in this field effectively enables us to build up our own image in the eyes of others. A communicative person will effectively get his message across to his interlocutor and will be recognized exactly as he is.

Man and society

In the book "No Man Is an Island", by John Donne, is included the relevance of human relations. The author describes in an interesting way the human tendency to create archipelagos rather than being a lonely island. Where does this natural tendency come from in us? It stems from the fact that by communicating with other people, in addition to the obvious practical effects, we satisfy a number of our own needs. We can divide them into 6 main categories:

• The need for pleasure
• The need to show affection
• The need for belonging
• The need to escape
• The need to exercise control

Looking at this list, it's hard to imagine our lives without communication, isn't it?

Effective communication should be structured in order to be effective and carry its main premise: communication.