The first person who evaluated me was my boyfriend. His evaluations were very similar to how I evaluated myself. I believe the reason for this is because he knows me better sometimes than I even know myself. The Communication Anxiety Inventory results were the only results which were different from my own. I am a “situational” anxious person. Rich’s perception of me is that I have an elevated level of communication anxiety. The perceptions of me as a communicator differ from how Rich perceives me because I sometimes think I am less nervous than I actually am. I think that it is a good thing that I do not let my anxiety in situations completely take me over.
The second person who evaluated me was my director at the child care center where I work. I was impressed with how my director saw me as a communicator because as an Assistant Director, I am consistently communicating with others. I learned that I show an efficient way to communicate. I learned that even thought I may feel anxious about communicating at times; I am able to control my anxiety when it matters most. The perceptions of me as a communicator differ from how my director perceives me because I perceive myself as not as effective of a communicator that my director perceives me. It is comforting to know that my boss looks at me as a sufficient communicator.
The one thing that surprised me the most was how impressed my director is with my communication as a whole. It makes me happy to know that my hard work of communicating with others is paying off. At times, it is difficult to communicate effectively with others. I think by continuing to communicate with many people on a daily basis, I will begin to feel more and more comfortable communicating in different situations.
I learned that I am a “people-oriented” communicator. It is important that when working within the field of early childhood education that I efficiently communicate with people on a daily basis. Familiarizing myself with diverse individuals will continue to help me be grow as a “people-oriented” communicator.
I also learned that I can have verbal aggression at times which can offend other people. I need to pay close attention to the comments that I make when communicating with others because the last thing I want to do it offend another person.
I to have found myself to be a people-oriented communicator. When working in the early childhood field it is important that our communication skills are effective and that we also are good listeners. Our parents have expectations that they have set for their children and as professionals we should be able to provide them with the necessary resources as well as work to meet their needs to the best of our ability. Paying close attention to how we come off when communicating is as important as being effective when communicating they work hand and hand. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it interesting that we are often a harder critic of ourself than those around us. Your boss assessing your communication skills and finding you to be more effective than you see yourself is a great example of others seeing our potential and strengths easier than we do.
ReplyDeleteI am happy for you that you were pleased with your Director's perception of you. That is positive feedback. Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteJosie Zbaeren
I let my fiance evaluate me as well. I was surprised to find that he recognized me to be the same type of communicator I found myself to be. I was certain he would find me to have much more anxiety in our personal communications. It was a pleasant surprise.
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