Saturday, May 24, 2014

Strategies for communicating


I communicate daily with a variety of people.  Working among the community I work with my colleagues, customers, internal customers and of course the children.  I communicate with each group differently because I need different things from each group.  Considering that each person that I communicate with have all the aspects that make up culture, including race, religion, political affiliation, sexual orientation, varying abilities and so on.  I have three strategies that I use personally and/or are going to try when communicating with each group.  Here they are as follows:

·         First impressions are everything so with that in saying I try to hold off on judgment and wait it out to see how the conversation is going to go.

·         Working among a younger generation, texting is so popular with the way they communicate for.  I have found myself more involved with my staff because of the texting.  A healthy relationship is present because of the high tech communication.

·         When communicating with parents, do not get to personal with them.  Keep the conversation on track and speak about facts not assumptions.

1 comment:

  1. I really like your first strategy. It is true that first impressions are everything and holding off judgment can sometimes be difficult. I too could use this goal as one of mine. I am quick to judge and make predictions. Part of being a better communicator is getting to know the other person without make any judgments. Thanks for sharing, very nice goals.

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