Saturday, July 5, 2014
How Well Do You Communicate?
Growing up, I have encountered many forms of communication. For example, growing up in a Jamaican household, many of my family members, when excited, tend to speak extremely loud. One who is unfamiliar with this, would assume that an argument is taking place, when in fact, my family expresses their form of communication very passionately. One person, who I believe demonstrates competent communication is mother. I love they way she articulates her thoughts, how she allows the other individual to express their thoughts and concerns, no matter how much she may disagree, she does not interrupt. She just has this way of making the other individual think about about what they are saying. After they have said all they had to say, the look on their face is priceless. I have experienced this myself, too often. Now that I am older, and have my own family and children, I hope to one day develop the ability to be patient and listen first, before interrupting or disagreeing with another, no matter how passionate I am about the discussion.
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I loved your post! My best friend is Jamaican and I remember the first time I met her family. I did think they were arguing because most of their conversations were excited and very loud. After spending time with them I learned that was how they communicate. I can surely take some lessons from your mother in the area of communication. I am guilty of not letting people finish their thoughts in a conversation especially if I am upset. I have gotten a lot better, but is sometimes have to bite my tongue to keep from over talking.
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