Effective Communication

I have had many wonderful opportunities of listening to speakers at conferences, family members, celebrities, and friends displaying great communication skills.  One person in particular that comes to mind is my assistant principal, Mrs. Llewellyn.  She displays wonderful techniques when leading a discussion with a large group and one on one conversation.  I believe this is important because a lot of people can talk in front of a large group (I am not one of those people), but then they have problems in more intimate settings.  Mrs. Llewellyn does a great job both listening and speaking.  While listening she keeps eye contact, smiles, and shakes her head in agreement during the conversations.  When Mrs. Llewellyn leads training sessions, she makes sure she is teaching us with terms we are familiar with and not leading us into unclear territories.

I would like to model my own communication after that of Mrs. Llewellyn’s.  After finishing a conversation whether it lasts five minutes or thirty, I walk away confident that she heard everything I said.  She truly takes the time to listen and give her own opinions.  She realizes when she is losing her audience and knows many ways of pulling them back in to be engaged.