Confidence in Communication: A Personal Journey

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It is important to present yourself as a strong confident communicator. If you do not take yourself seriously what makes you think other people will. In my life, I have found that I am a confident communicator most of the time. However, sometimes I doubt myself and jumble my words to create an unclear message. I have to say I have not had a whole lot of experience with formal communication training. The most experience I have had has been in my high school courses, having to give speeches once or twice or even just presenting a formal presentation. One of those presentations consisted of talking about an issue in society and solutions to the problem. Through my life I have come across many opportunities of informal communication where speaking …show more content…

My interpersonal communication with my best friend is much different compared to my communication with my best friend or my close friends. When it comes to conflict in my life, I am not someone who turns her head and runs away. I will instead listen to both sides of the story before making quick judgements about who is right or wrong. My conflict style is that of a bargainer. As a bargainer, I will take conflict head on until everyone is happy and gets what they want or deserve. Another important aspect of communication is nonverbal, which includes dress attire. Snap judgements can be made on the way a person dresses. In my own opinion, the way I dress comes off with the impression of confidence and care, with good hygiene and well put together outfits. This is a positive outcome because the way I dress tells people I am confident, organized and have a plan for my future. However, this can also be negative because the way I dress can give false misconceptions to people. My attire gives people a quick impression about myself, however sometimes it can be the wrong one. It’s a lot of work to always try to have a well put together appearance. By putting work into to my appearance, I sometimes lose time for other things or I end up spending too much time trying to impress instead of just being

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