Reflection In Life Communication: The Importance Of Communication Skills

In life communication is very important, without it communicating with others would be a rather difficult task. Learning how to communicate in a professional manner is a vital skill to have because, communicating well shows other that you can express your ideas in a well-structured manner and that you’re confident about what you’re saying. The things that I have learned this semester about communication skills are; make eye contact while speaking, have a loud voice, be confident, use hand gestures if necessary and be detailed but concise when expressing you’re ideas. Making eye contact while communicating with other people or while in an interview is very important because it shows the person that you are paying attention and that you have an interest in what he or she is speaking about. Having a loud voice is great for many reasons, it shows that you are confident and that you are eager to get a message across to the audience. When speaking to other people don’t just stand there like a statue use hand gestures and move around if you have to, so that the person knows that you’re listening and alive! Lastly, when expressing an idea in an interview or to a person try to express your ideas in a detailed and concise manner. All of these communications skills …show more content…
The only reason that I say my skills are average is because I tend to get nervous when speaking to a large crowd. Also if I am presenting something that I am unsure about it tends to get hard to explain things concisely. I am good at making eye contact however, when making eye contact with a large crowd I will get nervous. When I am speaking to someone I always use a loud voice so that he or she can hear me. I try to use more complex words when I speak so that I may sound sophisticated. If I can work on the areas where I am struggling in then I can definitely become a better speaker and thus I will increase my communication