Communication

Communication begins in the prenatal stage of child development. A mother who talks to her unborn child will feel movements in response. Recently, researchers found that playing classical music to an unborn child will improve psychomotor skills and develop an appreciation for that genre. Mother's can attest that any form of music enjoyed by the parent will influence movement in the womb.

As human beings we communicate differently to animals. In a group discussion about language I commented on bird communication. In response to my statement the psychologist stated that birds do not have a form of language because they tweet all day long. I was rather perturbed by this statement as I felt that because we cannot interpret or understand the language of animal species it does not give us the right as humans to determine that they are not able to communicate. There are norms and codes of conduct in the animal kingdom and in society. We have learned much about various forms of communication from observing animals in their domain. Similarly, we are governed by laws under which we must conform.

Dogs as household pets are trained by owners or experts to behave in a particular way. Humans are trained from birth how to communicate and we go to great lengths to ensure that learning takes place. Schooling and training provides us with the tools to become better communicator’s. Individually, we are responsible for taking action to improve upon our communication skills as excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential to marketer’s success.