Communication skills are absolutely essential but may not be effective if the communicator lacks sufficient knowledge about what to communicate. So we begin with the premise that the communicator has something to present of importance and understands the subject matter. As an entrylevel manager you will not be provided a researcher or speechwriter to clarify communications. You’re on your own.
We assume that because something was said, its full meaning has been understood. We assume that if something has been written and then read, it communicated the desired expectations. Every profession cherishes its language and its acronyms. With the advent of the Web we often speak in shorthand without realizing how the receiver may interpret it. When dealing outside our own language we fail to account for differences in meaning. Look back on your career as a professional and recognize how many problems were created from either a lack of communication or a misinterpretation of the communication.