Ciro's Reflective Essay: The Importance Of Communication

Communication with Ciro is going a lot smoother than I anticipated. Originally, I was worried that my supervisor would not speak much English and that it would be quite difficult for me to communicate with them. But, Ciro speaks English fairly well. Since English is not his first language, there are some obvious language barriers I have had to overcome. However, I believe we have decent communication whether it be over email or in person. I only meet with Ciro in person once per week, for two to three hours, and in these meetings, we discuss my task for the past week and go over what is expected of me for the upcoming week. I remember the first meeting being a little confused as to what Ciro was trying to say sometimes. Not only could I not understand the word he was saying, the tone he used also confused me. For example, we were browsing Etsy together and he pointed out one of his competitors and I said, “that wallet looks nice too!” Ciro immediately replied, “this wallet is disgusting,” and I did not know what to say. After a couple of seconds went by in silence, Ciro chuckled at me. I was a little …show more content…
Our communication when I am not there is all through email and also via Google Drive – where I share my work for the week with Ciro on documents that he can view, edit, and comment on. This type of communication is harder for me than in person. In person, I am can quickly ask Ciro a follow up question if needed. But, over email, he usually sends me long lists of tasks and sometimes I do not understand what he is asking me to do. I usually respond and ask for clarification, but I sometimes feel bad when doing so. I do not want to hurt his feelings that I get confused by a lot of his emails to me, but I would rather get it right than do the opposite of what he was asking. He is great about responding quickly so I can get my work