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Competent Communication

 

Communication is a crucial skill in any professional field that requires people to talk with other individuals. On a more personal level, any therapist or relationship expert would agree that communication is essential for a healthy dynamic between yourself and others. Healthy communication is something I had to learn through trial and error as an adult. An individual that I learned from was my husband, Brandon.

    Brandon works as a manager of recreation facilities at our local university. He manages the facilities and the employees staffed in those gyms. Some of the skills that I have learned from him are advocating for myself in a professional setting and communicating my thoughts on a topic professionally.

    Working as a manager, he has learned how to communicate with his boss professionally and has also learned how to communicate with employees. I am currently a teacher, but I hope to be a director. Many of the roles of a manager and a director are similar, so I find myself asking him lots of questions in order to gain some wisdom on the topic.

    Brandon is one of the few people who are not afraid of confrontation and is an individual who is not afraid to take a risk. These are skills I greatly admire and wish that I had. His ability to speak up when he sees or hears something he disagrees with is part of what allows him to advocate for the needs of his staff and himself easily. His ability to take risks is a big contributor to his ability to communicate his thoughts on a topic.

    I would like to learn from these skills because I believe they are essential to healthy workplace communication. Being able to advocate for myself ensures that I would not be overworked or underpaid in a work setting. Learning how to better communicate my thoughts in a professional setting would allow me to communicate ideas and thoughts that could benefit my workplace. These are the two biggest areas of improvement for me when it comes to communicating, so I look forward to continuing to grow and learn from him.




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