Communication Week 4

For our blog this week, we had to think about the similarities and differences between how you evaluated yourself as a communicator and how others evaluated you. What is the one thing that surprised you the most? Why? What other insights about communication did you gain this week? Choose at least two to share with others through your blog and consider how each might inform your professional work and personal life.

In communicating what surprised me was how I evaluated myself in how I have some anxiety in communicating that influences others. I thought I would have great communication with influencing others. I was very surprised because I always felt that I had great influence and able to steer others in positive directions. In discussions with the class other insights I gained were that in making judgments by viewing a picture of someone we tend make more judgments than if we meet them face to face. We obtain more information by communicating with the person verbally. We should definitely not put as much depth and scope based on a picture of someone answering general questions.

I believe going forward in my professional and personal life. I know that speaking publicly is one of main goals that I need to improve. Listening is one of my greatest assets. I have always been a great listener and being sensitive to ones issues. I have also learned that in being able to communicate it is necessary I am mindful in how I gain the ability to become more of an influence especially in the education sector.