Dana has been a long time friend of mine. We met
when she volunteered to help with a not for profit I was working with at that
time. Dana has always impressed me with her communication skills. She is
relaxed, confident, and very well spoken. She has this inner strength that
seems to come through in any situation that she needs to be herd or understood.
It is hard to put into words how articulate and confident she is in the
material she communicates. Dana is a middle school teacher and I have seen her
communication skills in action during conferences, parent meetings, taking to
co-workers. She is also on the board of her HOA (home owners association), the
local little league board, and an event coordinator for Smile At Miracles. For
me Dana is the definition of competent communication in a variety of contexts.
I am constantly wishing I possessed her communication
skills and with that the confidence. Her confidence is something to marvel
over. She is never scared to try or to make a mistake as she see that as a time
to learn. I, on the other hand, am terrified to look unintelligent or to fall
on my face. I know that as time has passed I have learned form her and watched
her body language. The simple changes I have made have helped me to improve my
communication over all. I am still just lacking in the confidence. There is
always something to work on and improve in ones self. I guess this is one of
mine.
4 comments:
Hello, I think we all have our own strengths in communication. I believe that the hardest part of communication for me is learning to speak rather than react because I am passionate about something. This I have found is much easier to do in a professional setting then at home with family and close friends. Identifying our strengths and weaknesses surrounding communication is the quickest way to begin work on where we want to grow.
Sharene,
Effective communication is difficult on good days for me! There always seems to be something I could have said differently for different results. I am really looking forward to learning how to be effective in this class so I can become more confident!
Thanks for sharing you story!
Deb
Sharene,
Glad to be in class with you again! I agree with Crystal I think we all have our own strengths in communication. I have a hard time speaking professionally, but if I am with parents or among friends I have more confidence, not sure why this is. Maybe I will discover why in this course. I want to grow as a communicator and have that confidence I see in others.
Catherine
Sharene,
I can definitely relate to what you said about the fear of sounding unintelligent or incompetent in any situation. When you have a friend like the one described it is good to stick close to her and lesrn and all you canabout professional communication.
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