Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Communication Skills
Think about the similarities and differences between how you evaluated yourself as a communicator and how others evaluated you.
I do not think that I am a good communicator, but I am always involved in situations where individuals are asking for my advice. Many times I have wonder why people value my opinion so much, because sometimes even I cannot pronounce words as clearly as I would like too. After listening, observing, and giving advice throughout different conversations, most people would say I am a good communicator. Individuals would let me know that they felt much better since they came over to communicate with me. Most people that ask for my advice think I am funny, smart and compassionate (O’Hair & Wiemann, 2012)
The one thing that surprised me the most is when people tells me I am a good communicator and tells other individuals that I do not know to come and talk with me. My family members love asking me questions concerning situations, because they know that I am going to tell it like it is. Sometime they would say “I knew not to ask you, but I also knew you would tell the truth”. I try not to give negative comments when communicating with people because I do not want to send out the wrong message. When communicating with people, they observes the words you use, facial expressions, body movements, clothing and gestures (O’Hair & Wiemann, 2012).
The insights I have gained about communication this week is to learn to be the best communicator possible. “The most obvious parts of any communication situation are the communicators, the individuals who are engaged in communication” (O’Hair & Wiemann, 2012, p. 23). Also, through communication, people can learn about each other. Communication can build up individual’s self-esteem, self-motivation, self-efficacy, and self-concept (O’Hair & Wiemann, 2012). Persons can communicate in several different ways with all cultures such as e-mail, blog, face book, letter, fax, cell-phone, etc. It is very important for professionals to listen, communicate, and to understand other people differences. This can help to build positive relationship between all parties that involved.
Reference
O'Hair, D. & Wiemann, M. (2012). Real communication. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's.
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Ida, I consider myself a good speaker and sometimes I feel like my words are not coming out clearly, but I strive to do my best. My family comes to me for comments, and I also like to give positive advice, because I believe it goes a long way. I agree when communicating with people, they observes the words you use, facial expressions, body movements, clothing and gestures (O’Hair & Wiemann, 2012). As we continue to grow throughout this class, hopefully it can build our self-motivation and self-esteem in communicating with others.
ReplyDeleteGreat post Ida! You talked briefly about how communication can build self-esteem, self-motivation, self-efficacy, and self-concept. According to O’Hair and Wiemann (2009), these terms tend go hand and hand. Your “cognition about yourself equals to your self-concept which is knowledge about yourself plus your self-esteem, which is how you feel about yourself plus your self-efficacy, which is your predictions of success for yourself” (O’Hair and Wiemann, 2009, p. 49). And all of this will affect the way someone communicates with others. Because if someone does not feel good about themselves or even know themselves will probably not have predictions of success for themselves, thus making them feel less confident in talking to others and vice versa. Thanks for sharing!
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