The Importance of Effective Communication

Unit 1 & 2 Reflection:

The Importance of Effective Communication

Communication has such a simple definition, ‘The exchange of thoughts and messages by speech, signals, or writing’. Then why is it that all people around the whole world have such a big problem with communication. The answer to that is also very easy. We as a people know how to communicate, but we do not know how to communicate effectively. In this day and age, the most successful people are those who know how to communicate well. I have always thought of myself as being able to communicate well, but the more I interact with people, the more I learn about how to improve my communication skills. These past two weeks gave me a lot to think about. I was placed in a none familiar place, with people I have never met, and I was told that I would have to get along with them because these people are who I will be working with for the next four years. Needless to say, that is a perfect way to see how well someone can communicate with others. Thankfully, the readings, conferences, and in class section has opened my eyes up even more to what effect communication really is and how we can accomplish it.

I will be completely honest, when I first saw that we are learning about effective communication, my first reaction was “What can we learn in that class? That will be such a waste of time”. But I have quickly noticed that I could not have been more wrong. These past two weeks have taught me more about who I am, what other people are like, and how to communicate even better then I already am. The in class discussion we had made me realize more of who I am, mostly Sensor with a bit of Thinker, Feeler, and Intuitor. I have always seen myself as having some of those characteristics, but I never fully examined my personality before. But in class we took it even a step further by not only examining our own personalities, but seeing how they will react with other personalities in our group. By doing...