This past week we were emphasizing communication. The first thing I think about when I think about communication is talking, but this is not the whole 'shabang.' Communication involves many ideas and responsibilities of all the parties involved. Why talk if nobody is listening? Even though sometimes it happens haha. Good communicators are also some of the best listeners that I know. Growing up my mother always said I had very...selective, hearing. I just think it was because cartoons were more fun to listen to then cleaning the litter box or something like that.
In reality, communication makes the world move. From something as simple as a traffic light signal to a virtual meeting around the world. Communication is everywhere, obvious or not. As peer mentors, communication will be key to our success with the students as well as our leaders. Talking is something I can do, active listening, and making the person believe you are listening is something that I can work on.
See ya Wednesday!
I agree that communication is everywhere and some forms we do not think of communication really are. For us to be effective peer mentors one of the things we need to broaden there knowledge of is communication. Like you said its what makes the world go round day in and day out. Every job I can think of has some form of communication in it, if it was not doing ANYTHING for anyone else, it wouldn't be a job.
ReplyDeleteYour selective hearing comment made me smile because I thought of a little sign we have at home that says, "I'm not hard of hearing, I'm just ignoring you." It makes me smile, but it is definitely something that I can work on, especially when I'm busy or tired. Active listening is so important all the time, like you said. :)
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