Incompetencies In Interpersonal Communication

Have you ever spoken with someone who you thought didn’t carry their communication efficiently, which made it hard to get anywhere in the conversation? When it comes to thinking of incompetent communicators in life it can be very difficult, especially when you might view yourself in that category. What you can say about someone else can easily be aimed right back at you. For that reason it can be very hard to think of someone to write about and the incompetencies they may have when it comes to communicating. One person that comes to mind when I think of an incompetent communicator would be my grandfather. More often than not we have a very hard time at directing our communication in a cohesive manor. Typically we try to express our viewpoints …show more content…
Communication is the defining factor when it comes the overall state of our relationships with others. Allowing incompetencies to creep in will only make matters worse. During the coarse of learning about interpersonal communication I have gotten a way better handle on what incompetencies within my own self that I should work on. My grandfather and I should never let our ego’s get the better of us because at the end of the day it just really isn’t worth it. I would hate for my last conversation with my grandfather to be over whether or not we should have the light on during an evening football game or have him avoid because a possible conflict might arise. Just the other day he displayed his frustrations with how I conducted my time over the coarse of the weekend and didn’t end up finishing some things he wanted me to get done. At first I was very taken back and hurt that he didn’t leave any room for response. Instead of wading in that state of frustration and letting it arise to a conflict, I took the initiative and took care of what it was he wanted me to get done. Right after I finished the few tasks he had for me, he took note of it right away and stated that I had gone above his expectations. I compromised what I was doing at the time and the end result was that we both achieved our intended goals. We both won in the sense that no conflict came about and much needed tasks were