A person who I admire for their effective communication and listening skills has been a former mentor who I got to work with many years ago as I started my professional career in early childhood. She was always willing to listen my accomplishments or failures. Her communication skills were very clear and practical. As I got to know her better, she became very persuasive in her conversations with me regarding college. I am glad, I listened to her. It is so important to have someone who you can talk and express yourself knowing that they are actually listening to you. I have learned so much about my communications and listening skills, which I have gotten better every time. I used to be very shy and not comfortable talking in public, nevertheless, standing in front of people, but as I started working for the Head Start program many years ago, my mentor would do parent activities and have me do the parent workshops. For me it was a learning experience, I have gotten better at but still get nervous in the start. Something I learned from her was how she transcribed the message to other people through her words, body language and how others listened. As I work with families and children, is very important for me to be the best communicator for them, effective, respect and humble.
Hello Patricia
ReplyDeleteI agree it’s so important to be respectfully, truthful, understanding, helpful, and humbles when dealing with children and their families. When I begin working with families I noticed that the families and children I services comes from all different walks of life, such as poverty, abusive, homeless, addiction and dysfunction homes. In our profession we must communicate to build a relationship with our families and children, in order to meet the needs of our families and children. Thanks for sharing
Patricia,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like this is a great example of relational context from what we learned about in Chapter One this week. It is nice to have people that we can look up to and admire and trust to help ourselves grow as individuals. Your quote that you chose was beautiful. Relationships are built off of communication. It is one ting my husband and I are proud of. We make sure we always talk about our problems, respectfully, rather than bottling them up where they may overflow in a disrespectful way.
Hi Patricia,
ReplyDeleteHaving the ability to listen with passion is a great gift. Sometimes you think people are listening but they are not. But when you find that person, as you have, hold on to that relationship.