Thursday, January 20, 2011
Check out my other blog
hey people forgot to mention I've put up the link to my old essay blog, would appreciate it if anyone took the time to read through (there's only 3 essays so far), and leave me any comments. Cheers!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Blog Post #1 Effective Communication Skills
Hi people, this is Jake here writing my first blog post for the module. I have had a blog before, but instead of writing about everyday stuff, it was more of a website for me to upload random essays which I wrote from time to time. Sadly, the start of school meant that there wasn't enough time to pursue my literary interests, and I had to stop updating it.
The reason I chose this module was that effective communications have always been a big problem to me. While I am an approachable and generally friendly person, many people have commented that I have an arrogant air about me, which baffles me as my words do not reflect this persona. I thus conclude that it is my non-verbal communications, for example my habit walking with my face slightly turned up, which I can’t seem to change at all, that is giving off this vibe. Effective communications mean to be able to avoid all misunderstandings and through this module, I hope to be able to identify, and thus change any bad habits in nonverbal communications that I have, such as body language and tonality. I have also often wondered why some people are able to hold a conversation with anyone under the sun, while many others stammer out one or two sentences before falling into awkward silences which are uncomfortable to both parties. What did these people do wrong? And what did the former group do right? The intricacies of communications presents a mystery to me which I hope to be able to uncover through this module.
The reason I chose this module was that effective communications have always been a big problem to me. While I am an approachable and generally friendly person, many people have commented that I have an arrogant air about me, which baffles me as my words do not reflect this persona. I thus conclude that it is my non-verbal communications, for example my habit walking with my face slightly turned up, which I can’t seem to change at all, that is giving off this vibe. Effective communications mean to be able to avoid all misunderstandings and through this module, I hope to be able to identify, and thus change any bad habits in nonverbal communications that I have, such as body language and tonality. I have also often wondered why some people are able to hold a conversation with anyone under the sun, while many others stammer out one or two sentences before falling into awkward silences which are uncomfortable to both parties. What did these people do wrong? And what did the former group do right? The intricacies of communications presents a mystery to me which I hope to be able to uncover through this module.
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