In recent years, social media platforms are gaining popularity as tools of communication. Some people believe that social media is a new and effective way of communication, while other believe that it is deteriorating individuals communication skills. However, solely relying on social media is negatively affecting human interpersonal skills.
Social media communication consist of emojis, abbreviations and short answers, consequently, numerous individuals find it difficult to express a complex idea or concept, for instance, explaining an idea to the boss or a topic to the students. In addition, relying solely on these tools for communication is affecting interpersonal and communication skills, as a result, many professional are struggling with public speaking. Another major concern is that online communication lacks body lanugage, tone of voice and facial expressions, which are important elements of communication. Overtime, it can leads to weaker interpersonal skills in younger generation.
Furthermore, social media is enabling individuals to connect to colleagues, family and friends instantly across the globe. Video calls and audio messages have made communication very convenient. In addition, social media is helping students and professionals to connect remotely, in situation, like COVID-19 pandemic, majority of the work-force was able to perform their duties from home because of social media platforms.
In conclusion, social media has some deterimental effects on interpersonal skills, if not used in a balanced way, although, it is an instant and convenient way of communication across the world. Previosuly, students and professionals were able to perform their duties remotely in disasters situations due to social media.