[ Participatory ]

Communication is often identified as a key skill to have.  There’s no doubt that being good at communicating will help with almost any career path.

But “communicate better” doesn’t mean simply sending more information.    

Originally, I learned that successful communication needs three parts:  a sender of the information, a medium in which the message is conveyed, and a receiver of the information. 

There’s another view:  communication is participatory.  We are all more than senders and receivers: we are participants.  Day in and day out, we are constantly participating in communication.  Being an information sender is only part of the exchange.