Personal Statement: Let's Talk

“Let’s Talk” I am an introvert, I like to be alone, I don’t like speaking in front of large crowds, and when I am around people it usually drains me making me want to be alone even more. I am usually not a fan of conversation. Wither it’s talking in person or on the phone. Texting I don’t mind since it gives me time to think about what I want to say. I am taking this class mainly because it’s required, well either this or public speaking, and because thinking it would help me communicate with others. Being in this class so far, has helped me with the basics of communicating making me practice. In conversation, I have learned to listen more, ask open ended questions, be present, meaning don’t multitask since a conversation needs two people, and lastly you just need to go with the flow and try not to think too much (1). I think my strengths as a communicator could be improved, I know that I am a good listener but could even get better at doing that. I always tend to jump to conclusions, if my friend seems angry I think I did something to make her mad at me, even though I didn’t. With the communication activity, I talked to three different types of people, someone I knew, someone I didn’t know, and someone who is different than me. As I had these conversations I focused a lot on the assignment …show more content…
I mean I didn’t feel like I was pushed into conversation and should only have it because it was homework, but because I honestly wanted to talk to these people and get to know more about and how I could improve myself as a