Communication Assessment

   During this week's assignment I was asked to rate myself on my communication skills. Then I used two other people, my husband and my mother, to rate my communication skills as well. I then compared the results when they were done. I thought that the results would be vastly different since my husband and my mother would be very honest and know first hand about my communication skills but the results were very similar. Although the numbers did not match exactly they were pretty close and put me into the same categories. I learned that in communication anxiety I am moderate, in verbal aggressiveness I am moderate, and in listening skills I am in group 1.

   One thing I learned through this assignment was that communication is not just about my language or nonverbal language but my listening skills as well. How I listen to others and how I perceive information is just as important as using verbal communication. In my professional work I have to remember that it is important to also listen to others and understand what they are saying in order to effectively communicate with them. I also learned that my own anxiety about certain situations can effect my communication skills. Since I am in group 1 of this category it means that I do get anxious about communicating with others depending on the situation. In my own professional work it is important to recognize which communication situations can make me anxious and it is something that I have to work on to effectively communicate with others.