What is a Communicator?

I have been writing this blog since 2008. Within the next several months I will have reached the 1,000 milestone in terms of specific number of blog entries. In keeping with the title of the blog, the obvious focus of each entry has been communication. In fact, from my perspective, the only more fundamental topic one could blog about would be "breathing." I mention all this as lately I have been wrestling with the question: "What is a communicator?" On the surface, that seems like such a simple question because the obvious answer is points to all of us. Each of us communicates every moment of every one of our days. In addition to breath, it is what we do.   

Beneath the surface, the answer to that question is more complex. While we all communicate all the time, there remains the issue of how well we communicate. In delving into such a question, such matters as to the effectiveness of our messages, how well we create an environment of two-way communication, and the thought that goes into each of our communiques comes into play. As a result, a communicator is a person who imparts a message in a manner which is understandable, opens a door for ongoing exchanges, and, in essence, rides on the wings of thought that includes research on the topic, the audience to which it is intended, and the manner in which the message is put forth.

My ongong concern is thgat while all of us in the literal sense are communicators, the reality is that few are really communicateors in the sense in which I mean it. Consequently, each day all of us are subject to noise and, in fact, many of us contribute to that noise. Little effective communication occurs. Is that scenareio getting any better? What can be done to ensure there are more effective communicators in the world? Producincg solutions to these questions is tough because it requires time and requires folks to commmit to performing an act largely viewed as being self-serving. Being an effectdive communicator requires a willingness to step outside of one's who perspective.