Week 1 Blog - Identifying an effective communicator.
Effective communication is important to living, professional
success and peaceful communal living. It is the process where we use symbols,
words, signs and behavior to exchange information. Ability to communicate the
intended message in appropriate manner is a skill. I have met and worked with
different people who are very effective in communication, but for this blog, my
husband comes to mind as an effective communicator.
He is an engineer by profession but works as a pastor by
calling. He is the president of Victory International Ministries and the Senior
Pastor of our Church. He over sees a number of churches and leads a team of
other Pastors. My husband is a very good listener. He pays close attention to
what people are saying and he takes down some notes so that he can
appropriately react to them. At the beginning of every year, he takes time to organize
a business session and a development meeting where goals and targets for the
year are set. I find him to be very clear and explicit in his teachings about the
aspirations and expectations for the year. He uses very simple language which
is clear to everyone; his voice is full of passion and conveys great push for
success. He ignites vision for the pastors by giving live examples of
successful men and makes it look impossible to fail. He is able to carry everybody
around. He makes the sessions very practical and breaks down the group into
smaller units for discussion and goal setting to ensure that everyone
understands the teachings.
I love to develop some of these skills because he is able to
articulate his points without getting confused and remain calm even in the
midst of crisis. This skill is needed when we walk with young children in the
early childhood setting. I love to learn to listen to people without being judgmental
and biased. I hope I can develop those qualities and effectively listen to
children and help them through the gift of positive and powerful communication.
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