The person that I think about who demonstrates competent communication would be in co-teacher, Annie. She has been in the early childhood field for over 20 years and I respect the knowledge and understandings of the field she holds in the classroom. Annie speaks with other early childhood professionals in an appropriate and respectful manner. She takes the time to share what needs to be expressed in a calm and friendly manner. Then she will take the time for the person she is sharing the information for a moment to process the information before that person responses in a calm and friendly manner in return. Her body language is relaxed and at ease; when she speaks her tone of voice is calm and friendly, and looks at you when expressing her messages towards others. The way she communicates with staff members is the same manner she communicates with families, children, and other early childhood professionals that she works with on a daily basis. I see her confidence and professionalism of understanding and respect for others shine brightly through any conversation she has with another person. Annie greets every person with a “Good Morning,” a warm smile, and will ask you how are you today or how was your weekend?
I try to model similar communication with others that I interact with on a daily basis. I want to feel confident in the information I have to share with others, more specifically with young children, families, and other early childhood professionals. I greet everyone I see with a warm smile and a simple, but meaningful, “Hello, it is nice to meet you.” I try my best to push my shyness away and connect with my self-esteem and confidence when meeting new people. I make sure that I am aware of the tone of voice I use when speaking with others and that it comes across in a neutral understanding without any biases hidden and non-existent as best as possible. I am on a journey of learning about the best way to communicate with others and how to response appropriately to the messages coming my way in a supporting manner of self-discovery. I would like to have the confidence to speak with others that are intimating and closed off as well as those who have similar personalities and passion for working with young children and their families.
Hi Erin,
ReplyDeleteLearning to speak with confident is one of my greatest fears. I think once I overcome my nervousness, I can quickly develop confidence in making a speech in front of an audience. I have tried to prepare myself for what I am going to say and know the reason for why I want to say it. An administrative staff gave me some point-of-views to practice the day before speaking. So I took this in consideration and started to practice with my family, administrative personnel meeting and center meetings. These exercises help me in some form of fashion but still I had the jitters. If we share information with children, parents and staff with confident, we will gain a great deal of respect from all.Thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteMs.Earley,
ReplyDeleteWhat an asset Annie must be to your school and community. I'm sure Annie could give you advice on how to deal with resistant communicators. For me, the key is to allow them to vent without being interrupted.
Erin,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your post. I think that is good you found a co teacher to pick as a good effective communicator. I also picked a teacher as being a good communicator. I think teachers are good effective communicators just because they have to deal with students all day and they need to know how to communicate. Thanks for sharing. Good job!