Benefits of the Communication Module

I feel that the communication module has professionally enriched me in terms of having an effective communication. Moreover, it has brought about qualitative changes in my overall communication skills thereby broadening my vision towards having an effective communication in future. During three weeks of communication module, all the impediments to and weaknesses in effective public speaking, active listening and teamwork were discussed. And then, with the help of class discussions and written literature, varieties of ways and means were evolved to overcome these hindrances.

The first part of the communication module was public speaking. Before attending the communication module, I was not quite proficient in public speaking. Some of weaknesses during public speaking included improper eye contact, static position during speech making, too much focus on the slides of presentation, poor voice variations, less emphasis on non verbal gestures, etc. ironically, I took these weakness for granted and never tried to realize their negative effect on my speech making. To me, public speaking simply meant to utter few words. I never tried to make a relationship with my audience during the public speaking. Instead, I also used to take the audience for granted.

After attending the communication module, I have acquired all the requisite knowledge for effective public speaking. Now, all the do’s and don’ts for an effective public speaking are on my finger tips. Moreover, during the module, the assignment of making class presentation on any topic of choice was very beneficial. It enabled us to carefully exhibit all the essentials for effective speech making. Similarly, during the same class presentation, our role as a coach was also very b...

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...f teamwork was so exhaustive that now I feel very confident in dealing with the teams in my organization. Now, I can better understand the potentials of teams in achieving the broad organizational goals.

Thus, the communication module has taught that the process of communication is more than uttering a few words. The module has described communication as a process of establishing the relationship between the sender (speaker) and the receiver (listener). It is a two way traffic which should flow smoothly in order to achieve its goals. Moreover, the communication module successfully highlighted the ways and means to overcome the stumbling blocks in effective public speaking, active listening and teamwork. After attending the module, I intend to implement my acquired knowledge to effectively decipher the mental codes of the individuals to achieve the desired goals.