Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Effective Communication

This week we are asked to think of someone who demonstrates competent communication within a particular context. As I pondered over this assignment, I was reminded of several people including my pastor, my husband, my principal, some past educators, certain colleagues, and my mother. All of these people possess effective communication skills however, my mother is a very competent communicator. She has excellent listening skills which is very vital when communicating. She is very clear when speaking and easy to understand. I hope to model some of my communication behaviors after my mother.

6 comments:

  1. Great posting Amy,

    I agree with you that having clear speech and being able to listen are crucial to effective communication.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Amy,
    Sounds like you have been blessed with many effective communicators that can help you along the way in one way or another! I think that your example of your mother is an excellent one. She sounds like she has some great qualities that you will be able to model when you are communicating. I love that you mentioned listening, as I beleive that listening is very vital to being an effective communicator.
    Thanks for sharing!
    Amy McCoig

    ReplyDelete
  3. Hi Amy,
    It is always great when we are able to reflect on our past. Your post was very great and it gives evidence towards the positiveness that people around you articulate. Great job and thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hi Amy,

    How wonderful that you chose your mom as the most competent and effective communicator. I agree that some important characteristics of being an effective communicator include speaking clearly and being a great listener.

    Thanks for sharing! Christina

    ReplyDelete
  5. Amy,
    Listening is such an important skill for effective communication. What we say would be meaningless if the person on the other end wouldn't take the time to truly listen and understand what we are trying to say. I am so glad to hear that you found such an amazing listener in your Mom. She sounds like a wonderful person!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Amy,
    I love when we can use our parents as our mentors, teachers, role models etc...
    Listening, to me, is one of the most important aspects of communication, I like that you pointed out what a great listener our mom is.

    ReplyDelete