I believe a competent communicator I know would be a male friend of mine. He always seems willing to listen in any given situation even if the point that you are making is not one that corresponds with the situation. He understands the fact that everyone will have their opinion, and although their opinion is different to his he still sees the need to hear them out. Eye contact, humour where necessary, understanding, accepting, are good attributes that he possesses in his daily communication with others. He is able to realise when he may be wrong and stand corrected. Communication in his life comes in handy when dealing with his children, wife, friends, colleagues, but especially with teenagers and young adults who seek him for advice. In giving advice his listening attributes are necessary in order to know the situation is his advising about. Also he keeps a calm spirit in situations where many would get agitated, upset and loud.
From witnessing his competent communicator, one attribute I would love to attain is that of maintaining a calm spirit through any given situation. Calm in the sense that though the situation may upset me, I am still able to listen effectively and give necessary responses in the appropriate tone of voice.
Hello Kiendra,
ReplyDeleteYour friend sounds like an effective communicator. It is important to have non-bias opinions when speaking to others. Having a blend of kindness, understanding, humor, accountability, respect, and fairness are just some key factors to becoming an effective communicator. It takes time and years to gain lots of attributes, but I hope to be able to have an arsenal of attributes to pull out when I need them to be as competent of a communicator as possible. Your friends sounds like a very kind person with lots of extractable attributes anyone would love to have as an effective communicator. Great post, Kiendra!