Introduction
A role model refers to a person who can be emulated due to the influence he or she has on others. Therefore, positive role model as a communicator is a person who is well endowed with the ability to communicate ethically and with lots of academic integrity.
My role model
I have identified the current US president Barrack Obama as my role model as a communicator. His speeches are usually logical and not only ethical but also laced with lots of sense and persuasion to the audience. To begin with, he always maintains constant eye contact with the audience when talking. This is a very important quality bearing in mind that the audience wants to feel that the information being passed is equally important as they are. Additionally, regular eye contact while communicating ensures that both parties remain attentive throughout the conversion. President Barrack Obama is good at this. This was evident right from the time when he was campaigning for the Senator. The ability to speak well and in a catchy manner was indeed the real asset he has during the last Presidential elections.
Qualities of a good role model as a communicator
Another impressive quality of a role model as a communicator is taking time and avoiding interrupting a conversation while the other party talking. When speech is interrupted, it creates a bad impression of selfishness and inability to give chance to others (Stiff & Mongeau, 2002). As one avoids this, it is also imperative to speak fluently and in sentences that are complete. A conversation with broken sentences is more likely to distort and lose meaning. A good role model as a public communicator does not usually run through the speech but rather takes time to join one word to the other to make fluent and logical sentences.
Moreover, audibility is another quality of a good communicator. It is imperative to note that in a case whereby the speaker is not audible to the audience, the entire rationale behind that piece of communication will not be achieved. A good public communicator will take note of this even while attending a huge gathering. There is often an elaborate body language from the recipient of the information which can direct the speaker to adjust the volume (Callison, 2001. Additionally, the voice of the speaker should be clear as well as avoid boredom which may easily piss off the audience. To avoid boredom, a good public communicator can opt to use tone variation in the speech. This will not only capture the attention of the recipient of the information but also generate interest throughout the entire conversion. To improve this part of the conversion, the speaker should avoid being arrogant and instead respond to the audience’s questions (Stiff & Mongeau, 2002).
My role model as a public communicator is very intelligent and ethical when presenting his speech to the public; he sticks to a single topic throughout. This ensures that the audience is not mixed with the speech due to its complicated nature. A public communicator should be keen on the speech being offered and ensure that it does not deviate from the original intention. In other words, the speaker should always stick to the context of the speech (Stiff & Mongeau, 2002).
Finally, a public communicator should tackle each point being addressed straightforwardly without being ambiguous in the conversation (Callison, 2001). For points that require further verbal communication away from the written points, the speaker needs to think before giving out any word. This forms an internal assessment part whereby any information is thoroughly thought out before being issued.
References
- Callison, C. (2001). Do PR practitioners have a PR problem? The effect of associating a source with public relations and client-negative news on audience perception of credibility, Journal of Public Relations Research, 13, 3, 219-234.
- Stiff, J.B., & Mongeau, P.A. (2002). Persuasive Communication, Second Edition, The Guilford Press, New York