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Some people think spoken communication is more powerful than written communication. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

To some individuals, written words are not as effective and influential as spoken words. However, I am still of the opinion that written and spoken forms of communication should receive the same acknowledgement due to their equal merits.

On the one hand, spoken words hold so much value that many of us consider them the predominant means of communication. Several individuals prefer getting information from directly spoken words, especially emotion-provoking ones, believing that the speakers themselves should try really hard to let those words out. Besides, compared to reading speeches noted down on paper, listening to spoken words may be more convincing and inspiring. Let us take the speech ‘I have a dream’ as a glaring example. Undeniably, listening to Martin Luther King delivering such a powerful speech satisfies us more than reading the speech’s written script.

On the other hand, written communication has its own good features that we cannot dismiss as unimportant compared to spoken words. We cannot deny that written words act as a safe haven for people who usually find themselves inhibited from saying what they truly think in the presence of others. Moreover, written communication helps a lot in delivering ideas, especially when the communicator is speech or hearing impaired. Last but not least, written communication in the form of literary works is a powerful tool that facilitates deeper understanding of the writer's purposes, which explains why we still value written communicative works till this day.

In conclusion, although some people extol the values of spoken communication more than written words, I believe that they should be regarded as equally important for the benefits they bring.