effective communication

collocation in English

meaningsofeffectiveandcommunication

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effective
adjective
uk
/ɪˈfek.tɪv/
us
/əˈfek.tɪv/
successful or achieving the results that ...
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communication
noun
uk
/kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
us
/kəˌmjuː.nəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of communicating ...
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(Definition ofeffectiveandcommunicationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofeffective communication

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Effectivecommunicationbetween these multi-disciplinary teams was essential at this stage.
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A good relationship between physician and patient/family is crucial foreffectivecommunication.
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First, he does not address the issue of how to measureeffectivecommunication(admittedly, not an easy problem).
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Rhetorical decorum, however, tolerates what is unauthorised, unprecedented, and unnatural for the sake ofeffectivecommunication.
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Despite this heterogeneity, the speakers across national borders achieveeffectivecommunication.
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Effectivecommunicationis reliant on both the visual and auditory modalities.
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Effectivecommunication, then, has to be at the centre of everything we do.
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It is the role of the specialist nurse to ensureeffectivecommunicationwith all maternity units and establish good links.
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A third weakness in presentation is that information is sometimes given diffusely instead of in one section or chapter, thereby reducingeffectivecommunicationof ideas.
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Again we find that greater plan generosity and moreeffectivecommunicationare associated with higher levels of plan appreciation.
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Effectivecommunicationprograms that include financial education and interactive resources, such as projection modelers, boost employees' appreciation of their retirement plans.
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As in any massive, decentralized effort in a pluralistic society dominated by mass media, success depends upon continuing and concerted visibility andeffectivecommunicationmechanisms.
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Those authors identified six factors that will successfully help nurses in nursing informatics, including strong leadership,effectivecommunicationand organized training sessions.
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This idea seems reasonable as a way to emphasize that informed consent is a process based on thoughtful,effectivecommunicationbetween patient and caregiver.
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This analysis found that retirement plan generosity andeffectivecommunicationstrongly affect a plan's perceived value to employees.
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The campaign includes the study of foreign languages and ways ofeffectivecommunicationboth oral and written.
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Some people claim to be concerned abouteffectivecommunication.
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Although this took some time, a common language was seen as crucial toeffectivecommunicationand the success of the project overall.
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Effectivecommunicationrequires that all participants follow the same basic rules of discourse.
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Our view, however, is that the absence ofeffectivecommunicationled to the residents' bodies acquiring a symbolic value in care homes.
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