Sunday, January 25, 2009
Blog 1:Effective Communication
I love meeting and interacting with new people. I am not your stereotypical engineer who is absorbed in the world of diagrams and graphs and calculations. I have since been looking for a job which allows me to be constantly interacting with different people, hopefully from different backgrounds. However, with constant communication, there will be an increased potential for miscommunication. This will result in loss of information, misinterpretation of data and in a worse scenario, misunderstanding of true intentions. I have had bad experiences of spoilt friendships due to poor communication and though its been almost a decade, the regret still lingers in me. Practice would certainly improve communication skills and if I could go back to the past, much could be salvaged. The phrase “sit down and talk things out” sounds so cliché, but the fact that it is used so commonly proves that the best solution to complexities is to communicate. When I was in Austin last year, I attended a rally by former US president Bill Clinton. I had the opportunity to be standing right in front of the podium. I noticed how effective he was in reaching out to the crowd, his hand gestures, his tone, and his postures. This is the product of being able to communicate effectively. Although I wasn’t voting back then, I was indeed attracted to review his wife’s potential policies. Good communication skills would definitely complement the great ideas you want to bring across and I certainly want my ideas in the future to be noticed and taken seriously.
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I can fully understand the regret that you have mentioned in your post and I am certain this module will allow us to hone our communication skills. I also agree with you that politicians have to be effective communicators to reach out to the masses. Overall, the post is easily comprehended. However, you could split the points about miscommunication and your experience in Austin into two paragraphs.
ReplyDeleteThis is quite a good post which I can easily apprehend and identify the main idea that you want to convey to the rest of us.
ReplyDeleteI thought that it would be better if you are able to split the paragraph into 2 or more to deliver the idea clearly if not it is too many ideas in 1 paragraph.
I like this post. Not only I am able to know about your perspectives of effective communications, but I get to know more about yourself.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, sit down and talk is, to me, the best solution to miscommunications. Currently I am mediating a conflict between two dissatisfied parties, and oh boy, I'm the one who's worked up. I treasure peace but some people simply don't appreciate good relations. I guess that is why I am taking this module: to be able to communicate AND learn how to resolve conflicts. =)