Who Am I As a Communicator

For my evaluations on myself as a communicator I ask a friend from work and a friend from church to do the evaluations. To my surprise my evaluation about myself which I did first was very similar to the results that were received when done by my two friends. The major differences were between the scores on the Communication Anxiety Inventory, myself and my friend from church placed me in the elevated category, while my friend from work placed me in the moderate. I believe the reason for the difference is because while I am at work I am not in the position to be speaking in public or otherwise very often if at all, while at church I have been in leadership positions and it would be more noticeable in the church forum.

Two insights that I would have gained this week would  include:

1. Schemas are a very deep rooted contribution made to our perceptions of people or things around us. It is very interesting to realise and understand the smallest or biggest things that have taken place in our lives that cause us all to view things differently. Though we view them differently that mean or make anyone better than the other.

2. It is important to know that although we have our perceptions, we must still have an open mind to other people's perceptions. This will assist in having effective communication within the early childhood field, with families, colleagues, etc. Though taking this stance may cause difficulty when working with others since they may not have the same mind set, one must still work with the other to come to a common ground without simply dismissing another's point of view.

Communication is vital in every aspect of our lives, do not take it for granted when there is effective communication, for that is one commodity that is difficult to come by.