"You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere." ~Lee Iacoca
Effective communication is the key to all forms of relationships, whether they are personal or business
relationships. For instance, one might develop effective listening skills; good
listeners are able to respond precisely to the speaker because they understood quickly
what was being said in the conversation (Buzzle, 2015). Furthermore, one might develop clear speaking
skills to communicate; verbal communication and the skill to speak clearly and precisely
so one’s thoughts and views are understood are essential Buzzle, (2015). However, nonverbal skills are just as important because it allow one to use their body to talk, in other words, nonverbal communication might
be just as direct and clear as other communication skills in a conversation.
According to Helpguide.org. (n.d.) nonverbal communication use might help one
connect, express, navigate, and build better communication with their party.
According to Laureate Education (2011) my strengths consist
of feeling comfortable when communicating in most situations and feeling
confident in anticipating such encounters with strangers and acquaintances.
The description of my strengths for
improvement in relation to listening, speaking, and nonverbal skills is to continue my current way of communicating. First, I enjoy listening to other
people talk and voice their opinions and concepts. Second, I allow them to finish their thought before I make
a comment. Third, when I speak, I speak with authority
and passion about the issue at hand; and I do not mince words, or speak in-directly when I address an issue or voice an opinion.
Finally, whether I am the listener or the speaker, my
non-verbal communication is respectful.
In other words, arms are down by my side, and shoulders are back and
head is directed toward the speaker or the listeners, and my facial expression does not exhibit boredom.
In conclusion, the skills listed are just a few of what might be important to effective communication, there is no doubt many more, nevertheless, these are the skills I find most effective.
Synera,
ReplyDeleteI appreciate hearing about your verbal communication strengths! I wonder: how do you see these translating to the social media sphere?
I read your fascinating post from last week about the many ways you are using (and/or plan to use!) social media to communicate about high quality professional development. You seem so adept at navigating these platforms and I can't help but think that there's a transfer of your skills.
I look forward to seeing and hearing more about this as we move forward! (And I'd love to see the videos you've made...are they linked to your blog somewhere or can you give me the link or your user name on YouTube?)
Thank you for the interesting and well-designed posts!
Stephanie
Hello Stephanie,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much. It seem as if the world is hooked on social media, it would be wise if one would take advantage of such an awesome medium to express their passion and opinions. I was not able to retrieve my YouTube videos, however here is prezi address: https://prezi.com/your/ I hope it open up for you, listed are several presentation I have done for classes over the years, and some are what I retrieved from YouTube.. I believe what I created has my name on them.
Thank you once again for your comment.
synera