Communication in Personal and Professional Relationships

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The results of my Insightfulness snapshot in Appendix A indicate that I am normally excellent at understanding what people have to say although there can be circumstances I misread what the sender is saying and I contract the wrong impression. My snapshot of Self-Disclosure in Appendix B explains that I am occasionally open with my friends but I do not constantly share each personal detail with them. I would agree with most of these results because of the type of person I am and the relationships I have formed. I definitely concur that the majority of the time I have an excellent idea of what people are communicating to me, although there is the odd instance I am completely mistaken with my judgment. I would say predominantly I am well aware of what people are communicating. Furthermore I am an empathetic person and I know when I need to adjust my behavior to suit the situation accordingly. I agree with the snapshots and with time I believe both the messages I send will improve and the messages I receive will have more meaning and use to how I carry myself throughout diverse situations. In regards to self-disclosure I would agree and disagree with a few of the points made. I from time to time allow my friends in on my emotions and feelings, but I also think I have a good balance of sharing only what is necessary towards building a better relationship. There are a number of people in my life who I am close with but do not feel the need to share my intimate thoughts with. This is mostly because I have a small yet powerful support system already and I do not feel the need to have that closeness with all the friends. I think it is crucial to open up to the most important people in your life but very personal details should be kept pr... ... middle of paper ... ...nk about how you are going place your words than to attempt to fix them after they have already come out in the wrong manner. Finally I will keep being open with the people in my life. If it means asking for a raise when I feel I deserve one or talking to my boss over ways I feel we can both improve the way our workplace is run. “When a communication skill is enacted at work, it then becomes a work task or activity. Such activities include creating and facilitating relationships, accomplishing work goals, and influencing organizational or unit processes (Keyton, Caputo, Ford, Fu, Leibowitz, Liu & Wu, 2013, pg. 153).” By constructing stronger relationships at work with patients and coworkers this will help accomplish goals more efficiently which will benefit the whole team. These are all steps that will help strengthen both my personal and professional relationships.

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