Similarities Of Communication And Driving A Car

A response to the Like Driving a Car Activity
created by MAJED MOUAZEN (@MMouazen)

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These are a few examples of how communication is similar to driving a car:

  1. Reactions to external conditions like traffic jam: we should adjust our communication styles to different scenarios, like the message we are trying to deliver to the audience.
  2. Accident on the road (have a car accident or stopped by the police): how to deal with the driver, insurance company, traffic police, is just like how we communicate with different stakeholders (sponsors, manager, clients).
  3. Sidelights/Sign language: In the highway, sidelights are used as a sign for other cars to pass by, and for directions. Sometimes we use body language and gestures to express our meanings instead of words. Similarly, in communication the same gestures sometimes have different meaning while communicating.
  4. Road signs and driving rules: While communicating we must follow certain rules and signs, like grammar, body language, etc.
  5. Navigator: Like using GPS to navigate while driving, communication often involves providing guidance or direction to help others reach their goals or understand a process.
  6. Distractions on the road (noise, pedestrian, accidents): Communication distractions like low volume, background noise, interruptions, accents, etc.
  7. Professional skills in driving/common languages in communication. For example, we are unable to understand each other if we talk in different languages. We have to be skilled in a common language so that we can communicate without barriers.

 

 

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