Introduction
Communication is an essential component of human socialization in the modern world. The class Introduction to Communication Speech provided me with valuable insight into my communication abilities. I realized which aspects of my personality need improvement and which I should use more often in communication. I began to experience less excitement and nervousness during contact with strangers. Therefore, I can call active listening, friendliness, empathy, and self-awareness my strong communication attributes.
Main body
Even though adequately constructed speech is an essential aspect of any conversation, the ability to listen is equally important. Therefore, active listening consists of the ability to let the interlocutor express all thoughts before answering. In life, this skill helps to avoid cases of misunderstanding; for example, when communicating with a teacher, when I want to clarify a certain question, I must first listen to the professor.
Empathy is the second strong side of communication, which I believe is necessary for every person. Empathy with the interlocutor can help in dealing with possible disagreements and stressful situations. Moreover, this attribute helps to understand the point of view of another person. The same can be assigned to friendliness when communicating, as it can contribute to building trust and mutual understanding. Friendliness keeps a positive attitude when interacting with other people. Empathy and friendliness are beneficial to me when communicating in stressful situations, for example, during arguments with friends or relatives, to lead the conversation out of the conflict.
The last but not least attribute of communication is the ability to be self-aware. It helps to understand what contribution I can make to the conversation and how best to transform the dialogue to achieve my goals (Kelly 12). Thus, I notice that if I cannot get, for example, consent to do me a favor from a person, I will transfer communication to reasoning to show how they can benefit from it. Moreover, self-awareness helps to understand when it is best to give the floor to others.
Conclusion
In conclusion, it must be noted that each person should develop different attributes of communication. They primarily help to achieve the desired goal by talking to this that person. In addition, practical communication skills are necessary for the formation of a circle of communication and negotiation. My strong attributes are self-awareness, friendliness, empathy, and the ability to listen. However, the aspects that are worth working on are our confidence and getting rid of nervousness.
Work Cited
Kelly, Alex, et al. Talkabout: A Social Communication Skills Package. Routledge, 2019.