Using Communication Skills to Enact Change

After reviewing The 7 Cs of communication I believe that the most important communication skills are to be clear and concise.  Clarity is very important because you need the person who is listening to you to understand you point and understand that point.  A speaker needs to be concise when addressing an audience especially when trying to prove a point and make others believe how important an issue is.

My own strength in communication comes from being clear and concise.  I feel that I am a very clear communicator when it comes to speaking to others about early childhood education and what I believe to be the best for our young children.  I am also very concise when I am speaking on the subject on early childhood education I make sure to stick to my point and explain my thinking.

What I need to work on in my communication skills my anxiety of meeting new people.  I know that when I am speaking to new people I come off as a very confident person who appears to be professional and have it all together.  Truth is I am freaking out on the inside.  There are so many thoughts going on in my head about my insecurities it's amazing I can make sense.

References

Mind Tools. (n.d.). The 7 Cs of communication: A checklist for clear communication. Retrieved October 15, 2013, from http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCS_85.htm