As I wrapped up this week's assignment for my blog post I believe that constantly assessing my competence level for strengths and weaknesses is very important steps (O'Hair & Wiemann, 2012). According to the authors there are three ways to evaluate your expectations, executions, and outcomes. These three ways are through self-actualization, self-adequacy, and self-denigration. In my assessment I have found that I am an effective communicator but not a 100% communicator. I can always tell when self-actualization has taken place when I am communicating. The feeling of fulfillment comes over me and this makes me feel great.
There are also times when I know that I have not communicated my best and what I have learned from this week's lesson is that in these situations I am feeling a sense of self-adequacy when I have not communicated my best with others (O'Hair & Wiemann, 2012). The one thing that has surprised me the most about how I have assessed myself as opposed to how others assessed me is that they feel that I am a great and effective communicator. They replied that I paid full attention to them as we communicated and that they could see me giving thought to what was asked before I answered back. This surprised me because I know that I am a great and effective communicator but I also know that there is room for improvement. The other two that assessed me led me to believe that I did not need improvement.
I believe that self-adequacy and self-efficacy are two insights that I have learned this week that may inform my professional work and my personal life. Knowing that I may not always give a stellar performance when I communicate to others helps me with self-improvement (O'Hair & Wiemann, 2012) which will always help me in my professional work and in my personal life.
References
O'Hair, D., & Wiemann, M.O. (2012). Real communication: An introduction. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's.
Sharon,
ReplyDeleteGreat blog! I have always known I struggled with my communication style during large group situations, but felt confident face-face, and in smaller groups. I realize I often struggle with my aggressive tone with colleagues when I fell as though their decisions of how things are done, will affect others' well being.
Hi Sharon,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I think that we all struggle with some form of communication. We should always take self-evaluation to ensure that we improve and learn always. Teaching and learning should be a never ending process.
Brenda
Enjoyed your blog! I believe that it is easier to communicate one-on-one and in small groups. As Sharon stated, we must continue to learn. We are life long learners. Things are constantly changing. We can learn new strategies and techniques to help with whatever the communication we may be involved with. We should keep notes on the areas of communication that we need to improve and take the steps to improve.
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