In my first blogpost, I mentioned the reasons for my interest in studying effective communication. The 3 reasons I stated are:
1) Effective communication is vital in building good relationships.
2) Effective communication is vital in maintaining the relationships that were built.
3) Effective communication is a vital skill in the working society.
Through the 12 weeks of this course, my increased knowledge regarding effective communication has further enhanced my beliefs in the reasons for the need to communicate effectively.
However, prior to this course, I have always thought of communication as the sound that escapes from our mouths. In my narrow-minded views, I had always had the belief that “one whom can speak well will go far in life”. This course, however, had succeeded in broadening my views and teaching me otherwise. Yes, “Sounds that escapes from our mouths” indeed plays a major part in effective communication. However, I have learnt that many other aspects such as active listening and non-verbal cues are just as important.
I feel that one of the many aspects I have enjoyed in this course is the opportunity to interact with the fellow members of the class. It provided us with an opportunity to actively apply what we had learnt from the course. Knowing the theory alone will not make a person a better communicator if he cannot put it into practice. Through the various discussion sections, mock interviews and peer reviews, I have had the opportunity to apply what I learnt, with the additional bonus of getting to know new friends.
In conclusion, I belief that the knowledge and skills that I have obtained from this module will be important in the future. However, effective communication is not a skill which we can master in just a period of 12 weeks. As such, it is important for us to continue learning and improving on the skills that we had been taught.
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Hy raydon,
ReplyDeletegud reflection here!!!
I agree with you that practice makes a man perfect even with the case of communuication which this ES course has offered us.To add up your point,It is essential that we must continue to learn communication skills since the patterns of communication changes with respect to time.
Hello Hong Quan,
ReplyDeleteIndeed, effective communication is not a skill that can be mastered in a short period of twelve weeks. If it was so simple, everyone would be an effective communicator!
I also agree with you that through the written assignments and practice sessions in class, we were able to apply what we learnt from the skillbuilders and textbook. Making new friends was a bonus too!
All the best in your future endeavours and it was great knowing you:)
Trina
Hey hongquan,
ReplyDeleteLike you said, effective communication is defintely not something that can be master in 12 weeks. Thankfully, all these while we did quite a bit of many aspects of communication and it gave us an idea of the breadth.
I guess the depth will have to come from real-time leanring and from our self-betterment.
It was great knowing you. =)
Hello HQ,
ReplyDeleteSimilarly like you, I have learnt valuable lessons through this module. I agree with you that effective communication is not just about active listening, but also conveying the intended message properly.
Hope you've enlighten yourself. (=
Melissa
Hi HQ,
ReplyDeleteYeah, I absolutely agree with you that by being able to speak well alone does not allow one to be an effective communicator. If one cannot listen attentively to the other person, I do not think it will be an effective communication.
Like what you, Trina and Tan Ching had brought up, 12 weeks is indeed too short to learn all the necessary skills. I believe that it is more like a life-time skill that needs to be updated from time to time.
All the best for your coming exam! =)
Chau Ting