DIRECTOR GENERAL OF TPI CHARGES PUBLIC SERVANTS ON EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION SKILLS

By Olayiwola Ibrahim // Without an effective communication, the essence of public services can not be achieved.

According to the Director General of The Progressive Institute, TPI, Lanre Adebayo, P.hD made this known in Abuja on Friday during a Specialized One Day Retreat for senior staff of the Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy and its counterpart in Ministry of Tourism.

Dr. Adebayo who was a guest lecturer at the event spoke on the theme: Effective communication and Collaboration for Organizational Productivity and Excellence.

Speaking furtherly, TPI DG charges public servants to inculcate the use of simple, short and concise language, noting that communication has not taken place when the audience could not understand what is being said.

He advice that wherever you find yourselves, please inculcate the spirit of effective communication.

Adding that communication is vital to transmit government policies and decisions to the mass populace.

If you fail to communicate effectively, your enemies will communicate what you don’t like to your audience, he said.

A communication expert, Adebayo added that training and retraining for public servants is very essential because it enhances productivity.

In his remarks, he said that if you want to change people, communicate to them noting that if you want to change the future of the society, communicate effectively.

Non effective communication gives room for misconceptions and this brings about crisis while effective communication promotes inclusiveness in public service and guarantees societal peace and stability.

Adebayo who harps on collaboration and team work as a tool to accelerate development encourages public servants to develop themselves in research and public speaking.

He urges participants at the retreat to master the spirit of listening, adding that a good speaker is a good listener.

He adviced everyone not to be ignorant, study hard.

Do more research, familiarize yourself with rules and regulations of government agencies such as ICPC, EFCC, Code of Conduct Bureau as well as the constitution of Nigeria.

He states that this will enable you to discharge your duty effectively without hindrance.

Adebayo said as he engaged directors, special assistants, senior special advisers, head of agencies and parastatals of the two ministries in a lively interactive session.