Hi world,
I have been neglecting this form of communication for quite some time but thanks to this module, I’m a blogger again.
The Challenge
Communication is an essential life skill that we cannot do without and developing effective communication skills allows us to be able to convey our messages well and also trains us to be better receivers.
A teacher-to-be, it is important that I equip myself with effective communication skills. Like many other professions, communicating well with superiors, subordinates and colleagues helps in maintaining good relationships and a nice working environment. But what’s challenging, perhaps, would be to reach out to the students and their parents. It is where variety meets quantity. Here, the results of effective communications are reflected in the students’ grades and the partnership with parent.
Taking up the Challenge
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”
This quote by George Bernard Shaw suggests that the simple intent to reach out is actually a pretty complex process. I guess it is complex because communication comes in many forms, verbal, nonverbal, electronic, organic, through different mediums and the effectiveness of communication relies on both the sender and receiver. The uniqueness of the senders and receivers and the extent of their input and output add another dimension to the picture.
While we are studying the science of effective communication to appreciate and master the art of it, much of the thinking and developmental processes will definite be useful and can be applied to other aspects in life as well. It would be great if we would be able to apply what we have learnt and learn from what we have applied.
Food for thought
While I was drafting this blog post, a friend of mine commented that communication involves all our five senses: Touch, Sight, Smell, Hearing and Taste. While the sense of sight, touch and hearing is quite easily understood and wearing perfume can be an example of how smell comes into play in communication, how the sense of taste comes into the picture seems a little tricky. Has anyone got any ideas?
