Not everyone can stand in front of 100 people and recite a
poem, and many people would find it difficult to record themselves on video to
send to YouTube or vine.
What I'm trying to say is that there are many ways in which
we can be good at communicating but they are often taken for granted. Just
having the balls to be able to speak up in class or a meeting is something that
you should praise yourself for, especially if you find you get a little nervous
like me.
yeah I know right, it may be hard to believe that even
though I sing and record videos, answer in class and will talk in meetings that
even I get nervous. I even get nervous before these events knowing that I’m
going to say something or do something that many people may judge me for.
As I write this I’m just watching the new art and design
school as Cardiff met being built. And even from in here, inside behind glass
at least 25 metres away, the noise is still impressive. Builders have a unique
situation, they NEED to have good communication, if they don’t, and someone
could be hurt or worse killed. And it has happened many times in the past, new
reports of a person killed on a building site and it being put down to poor
communication or a lack of. So if the noise is too bad how are they telling one
another what’s going on and what’s happening? Through many different ways, a
gesture is probably the most common but also shouting and phoning one another
too. You see this with other professions such as divers where they have no
verbal communication, or at least they did until modern technology.
There are different ways to communicate.
Think about everything you do. How you communicate. How well
do you do it? Are you often misunderstood?
Go to workshops on it, nearly every institute has them, many
even for free! Like UMAX they have Perfect Presentation workshops.
Whatever you do, don’t let people misunderstand you,
supposedly people don’t remember what you say and what you do, they will only
ever remember how you made them feel. However, your words and how they interpret
them will affect their feelings, so don’t be misunderstood. Be heard, be known
for your wonderful communication J
Take care until next time kittens
Claire xx
