Communication Skills
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Think back to the back-to-back drawing, speed dating, Escape the Boon and the mock
interviews.
Please reflect on all 3 activities when answering the following questions:
Remember to use part of the question in your answer.
1. How would you rate your communication skills? (Extending, Proficient, Developing,
Emerging)
Proficient
Why?
I believe that my communication skills are at a proficient right now, this is because I am usually
good at communicating but have sometimes in the day where I cannot communicate with
anyone. A prime example of this is during the Escape the Boom activity, I understood most of
the instructions from my groupmates but struggled with some which led to us having to do the
third stage multiple times. Another example of communication is during the back-to-back
drawing, I mostly gave my partner clear instructions but did mess up a couple times.
USE DETAILED EXAMPLES FROM THE ACTIVTITES WE HAVE DONE IN CLASS TO SUPPORT
YOUR RATING!!!!
2. How can you improve your communication skills?
To improve my communication skills, I believe that it will require practice, I should talk to as
many people as possible and take speech classes online. I also think that I should obtain more
general knowledge so that I have more things to talk about and can expand on the topics that
other people talk about, so that I can add onto the conversation rather than just listening. I can
also improve my body language, having good body language will engage the listener because
they will be more focused on you speaking if you are using hand gestures and maintaining eye
contact. I have noticed that I also do have a stutter, this problem brings down my speaking
confidence and distracts me if I am speaking in a group setting or even one on one, I can do
speech therapy classes or learn to talk slower to fix the stutter. This will lead to better
communication as I will regain the lost confidence and talk more clearly.
3. Do you feel confident to market yourself in an Interview?
I think that I would be able to market myself in an interview due to my satisfactory
communication skills, and ability to talk for hours. For example, in the speed dating, I noticed
that our conversations would extend much after the timer. In an interview, I believe this is a
good asset because you need to sell yourself and make yourself stand out from the other
candidates in front of the employers, having good communication skills for this task will be
essential in order to guarantee the job position. I also believe I have good body language such
as eye contact, having eye contact makes a person confident, I noticed this was useful in the
speed dating as well because the eye contact kept the other person engaged and made me feel
confident which helped with my stutter.
Why or why not? Use detailed examples.
