Communication

Communication

Introduction

Communication is a way to share the thoughts, feelings, information and ideas with others. Also to have those thoughts, feelings, information and ideas understood by them. Organizational communication is essential for any individual. It lays the foundation for nurturing and grooming the relationship within organization.

Answer-1

The effective communication leads to clarity, collaboration and effective relationships within an organization which leads to fulfillment of organizational goals. Therefore, effective communication is always linked to the success of the organization. While external barriers are beyond our influence, we can work to get rid of our internal barriers such as poor listening skills, fatigue, lack of confidence, poor language skills and so on. Therefore, if we can evaluate our present standard of communication skill and try to improve it, we can get much better in it (Kumar, 1999).

Evaluating Personal Communication

In order to evaluate myself I'll weigh myself on the scale of weak to strong on all the ingredients required for having good communication skills.

Skills

Level

Skills

Level

Oral Skills: Grammar Use

Vocabulary Base

Pronunciation

Delivery

Fluency

WeakWeakModerateModerateWeak

Written Skills:

Report Writing Letter Writing Clarity Spelling

ModerateModerateStrongStrong

Listening Skills

Strong

Body Language

Weak

Presentation Skills

Moderate

Reading Skills

Strong

Personal Plan

A key area of improvement: Oral Skills.

Objective

Methods

Duration

Review

To be able to improve grammar, vocabulary base and fluency.

Improving grammar through identifying mistakes, reviewing grammar lessons and practice continuously.

Improving vocabulary by reading articles and books, watching movies and memorizing ten new words daily.

Practicing fluency through talking with my family and friends.

3 months

To analyze improvement every month.

Obtaining feedback from colleagues.

A key area of improvement: Body Language

Objective

Methods

Duration

Review

To be able to improve body language.

Observing role models, movie stars or other people that I think have the perfect body language.

Try to express myself more with my body gestures while talking and practice in front of mirror.

Practicing other tips related about maintaining an eye contact, smiling, not crossing you arms or legs and speaking in a relax way. ...