Four Macro Skills in Communication

Four Macro Skills in Communication

Prepared by : Meredith

​ When we learn a language, there are 4 macro skills that we need for success communication, these are reading, writing, speaking and listening. We need to learn these 4 skill in order for us to communicate with other people. We usually listen first, then we will learn to speak, then we will learn how to read then write. Below this text, we will elaborate what are these 4 macro skills of communication.

​LISTENING

​The first one in the 4 macro skills of communication. The process of using the sense of hearing, in order for the person to know what is happening around him. There are 3 types of listening, the passive, active, and competitive. Passive listening happens when a person listens to the speaker without any response at it. He/she will only listen to the speaker without giving any feedbacks. Active listening happens when a person listens to the speaker while also acknowledging the information given by the speaker.

​Active listeners also give their brief or short response to the given information of the speaker. Competitive listening happens when a person listens to the speaker in order for them to give their own opinion to the speaker, he also promotes his/ her own ideas as if they are arguing with each other. This kind of listening usually happens during a court hearing or a debate between two parties.

SPEAKING

​The second communication skill in language. The process of conveying a message to a receiver verbally, or a process where the listener applies to him/herself the information he/she have heard. Speaking can be a tool in order for an individual to express his/her feelings towards what he heard. A listener applies all the information he received while listening in order for him to communicate with other persons, or to share their feeling and thought with each other. Communication will fail if the receiver didn't understand what the sender is saying. Possible causes are; the sender don't know how to construct sentence properly or the receiver can't decode the message given to him by the sender.

READING

​ The third communication skill in language. It is the process of analyzing symbols for you to understand the message conveyed by the sender. A person learns to read by memorizing the alphabets, analyzing the sounds per letter make and applying it in order for him to decode the message given to him by the sender. Reading takes a lot of practice in order for an individual to decode the message given by the sender. if the scenario is like this, the receiver decodes the message successfully, but he/she didn't understand what he/she is reading, communication will fail.

​WRITING

​The last and probably the most complex skill in communication. Writing takes time and practice for you to master the said skill. Writing can be practiced by knowing the strokes of each letter in the alphabet. Writing is also sa process in which a person can share his thoughts and feelings through symbols. Writing can also be a tool to develop and strengthen human connections and the society.