Communicator? That's Me!

Communication, I have always believed it is my strong point. Everyone around me usually knows how I feel about everything because my facial expressions will let you know. I could never hide how I feel behind a smile and I could never allow others to think I understand when I don’t. I do acknowledge that I have learned to accept the things that I may not agree with, but I will still at times try to understand it again.

I offer myself as a good communicator because I feel I can express my needs and desires on a neutral level that does not imply selfishness. I have learned how to professional address my staff by creating communication boundaries that allows us all to speak while others listen. We all can effectively gathering our thoughts and we present our sides of the story without confrontation.

I have attended many workshops at the request of my teammates in order to help everyone improve their skills. I know it takes effective communication between a staff to create positive results and with hard work I always try to improve my skills.

I represent a team of men and women, who have to be role model for children, so I always ask for their input after team meeting and functions with parents. My team is good at constructively critiquing by offering suggests and letting me know how the audience took it. Gradually, I have learned to control facial expressions and body language in order to look more professional. My team gives me advice on how I can improve my communication. Overall, I know they feel I can communicate effectively but there is always room for improvement.

I am surprised that my team sees me as an effective communicator because it shows me they respect my judgments and know I have their best interest at heart. I do sometimes; have to insist on them to tell me how I have bought my point across to ensure I have not offend anyone.

After completing the assessment sheets, I noticed that I was good in all of them. My listening was the highest from my own self assessment and I surprised at how well I did with the other two individuals that evaluated me on my communication skills. I choose a co-worker that I have worked with for over ten years and my husband that I have been happily married to for four years. The results were overall really good, but like I always say there is always room for improvement. 

This week I have learned that we can all improve on our communication skills because every day is a new learning experience. I have also learned that not all communication ends in a solution, we all need to learn that communication is the exchange of information and not always an answer. Working on communication this week allows me to be more aware of the changes and improvement I can make in my professional and personal life. Improving my skills will continue to benefit myself and my team. Having a good working relationship helps to promote my people skills while ensuring positive production.

In my personal life, I have great communication with my husband because communication is the key to a success marriage. Having solid foundation and trust between each other allows us to take on each situation together even when we agree to disagree. As long as we respect each other and give each other the time to explain our feelings, we can work through anything. Communication is the path way to understanding.