A basic principle for effective communication is, never assume the meaning you ascribe to words will be in compliance with other people’s understanding. In the workplace where men and women relate to each other professionally and personally, sexual innuendoes, cursing, and dirty jokes often enter a conversation.
Most individuals in the workplace have appropriate ethics that govern their speech. Still, there can be misunderstandings regarding what is said and how words are interpreted, so make it an imperative to avoid assuming that your understanding and perspective parallel that of those who are listening.
Effective communication does not assume that similarities in the meanings of words are identical for everyone. Words may have subjective meanings relative to a person’s experience. Integrity and honesty identify God’s boundary for effective communications. Psalm 101:2 offers guidance: “Be careful to live a blameless life by leading a life of integrity.”
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Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than a person who is perverse in speech and is a fool.
~Proverbs 19:1 New American Standard Bible
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