COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Communication Skills



Communication Skills

Introduction

Communication is one of the basic and the most important phenomenon in any human endeavor. Communication is defined as 'the transfer of information from the sender to the receiver, with the information being understood by the receiver.' Many researches have proved that not only communication is essential for any human activity; it is also pre-requisite in nearly all-organic activities.

Communication Skills

Communication can be transmitted through any of the senses, i.e., through hearing, vision, smell, taste, touch and the internal experience of feelings. In other words, information can be transferred from the sender to the receiver through a number of communication modes. However, I tend to give more attention to language while referring to communication. This may be due to our education system, which relies heavily on the spoken and written word.

Although my verbal communication skills are decent, they aren't perfect. When I become nervous or uncomfortable in a communication transaction, I have a tendency to stutter, use sentence fragments, mumble, and lose my "train-of-thought." I don't become nervous when communicating very often, but like most people, when I do, my messages become very difficult to interpret.

The interview was extremely enlightening because I got to find out information that I normally would not have known. As I reflect back I'm really glad that my other two interviews fell through because this was an excellent opportunity to have a woman to woman talk with my mom. I felt like the interview was conducted in a professional manner, which was a foreign feeling to me because I'm used to conversing with my mom on an authoritative tone. I felt like I was gaining the respect as a normal person and not as a daughter. The aura was an empowering feeling because for one of the first times my mom was treating me as an adult. I think after doing this interview my relationship with my mom has blossomed to a new level. This was a chance for her to witness how grown up and mature I have become. I think my mom was just overly happy that out of everyone I choose to interview her. She was ecstatic when I asked to interview her (of course I didn't dare tell her that I had planned to interview two other people previously because I didn't want to hurt her feelings.) I was content that my mom had fun during the interview and enjoyed my company, because I really enjoyed hers.

After completing this interview I have gained valuable knowledge about how I am as a communicator. When I really delve into this topic I find that I still have so much to learn about and what it means to be an effective and talented communicator. Since this is the field of work I plan to pursue I know that there is a long road ahead of me to practice and perfect my skills. My mother pointed out to me that life is a continual learning process and there is no such thing ...