Communication Skills Essay: Personal Journey in Communication Skills

This essay explores the critical role of communication skills in human interaction and personal development. The author reflects on a personal experience where poor communication skills led to misunderstanding and a realization of the need for improvement. The essay details the author's journey, including enrolling in personality development classes to enhance public speaking, communication, and body language. The author highlights the positive impact of these classes on self-confidence, academic performance, and social interactions. The essay emphasizes the connection between self-confidence and communication skills, underscoring the importance of providing opportunities for children to develop these skills. It concludes by reiterating the fundamental role of communication in building relationships and succeeding in both personal and professional life, supported by references to key communication theories and research.

Running head- COMMUNICATION SKILL
COMMUNICATION SKILL
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Communication is the most vital medium through which humans communicate. It
involves the process of sending and receiving information between two or more persons.
Humans communicate not only through face-to-face communication but also through internet
and phone (Shockley and Zalabak 2014). Communication is extremely important for humans to
survive because we are social creatures and we cannot live as recluse. To live and prosper in a
society communicating with the people around us is crucia (Gallois and Giles 2015). It helps in
the spreads of knowledge and leads to formation of relationships between various people.
Improving communication skills is one of the most primary goals of every person (Erozkan
2013). Many people feel very conscious when it comes to communication. To overcome that fear
the person needs to give it efforts to interact and expose himself or herself.
Being an introvert I faced several problems in communication with others. Few years
back one particular incident affected me very strongly. I had an argument with my classmate in
my school and because she had a very loud and aggressive personality, she gathered everyone’s
attention as well as sympathies towards her. However, because I was quiet and had extremely
poor communication skill I could not put up my views clearly in front of the others. Many people
misunderstood me for my incapability to clear the issue in front of them. Due to my poor
communication skill and tongue-tied state, I could not talk to everyone and clear the situation.
That incident had shaken me to the core and I realized how weak and helpless I was only because
of my poor communication skill. Had I been smart enough to communicate with them properly
things could have been different. This incident had left a deep impact on me and it was then that
I realized that I had to work on my communication skills.
I realized it gradually that to progress in life I have to improve my communication skills.
Not being able to talk to people, not being able to express my feelings these were the problems

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that affected me largely. I started looking up how I get over this problem. I became determined
to improve these flaws in me. It was then that I heard about personality development classes that
are held at various places especially for people like me who suffers from various problems like
me. Getting enrolled into that class was one of the best decisions of my life. There we were
taught a variety of personality development skills like public speaking, communication skills,
body language improvement and many more (Adler, Rodman and DuPré 2016). Gradually
within few months, I could notice the difference. My hesitation, my reluctance to speak reduced.
My consciousness in front of others started going down. Now I could speak to people in a better
more confident way. Most importantly, I could express what is in my mind in a more systematic
way rather than feebly mumbling about them. I started gathering courage to interact more with
the people around me. I could now make friends with ease. I could slowly interact with strangers
comfortably and start getting to know them. I started getting comfortable in unknown circle of
faces, which I could never think of in my previous years. This boost in my communication skill
was a direct result of an improvement in my self-confidence level. This improvement in my
personality affected my academics positively too. My grades improved and I now felt much
more positive and confident about myself.
Lack of self-confidence and low self-image is the biggest cause for poor communication
skills. Children who do not get enough opportunity to expose themselves in proper environment
and involve in creative activities generally grow up to have poor communication skill (Scott and
Phillips 2014). Their lack of self-confidence acts as a barrier in the process of effectively
communicating and interacting with the people around them. Communication is the core of and
human relationship and society (Trenholm 2017). It is only after two unknown people start
communicating, that they learn to identify and know each other. This is true in every aspect of

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life. Improving communication skills is of vital importance for a successful professional and
personal life. Communication helps not just to impart information but to communicate feelings
and thus develop relationships which is of utmost importance for human society. In the modern
day society, communication skills are important in every sphere of life.

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Reference
Adler, R., Rodman, G.R. and DuPré, A., 2016. Understanding human communication. Oxford
University Press.
Erozkan, A., 2013. The Effect of Communication Skills and Interpersonal Problem Solving
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Gallois, C. and Giles, H., 2015. Communication accommodation theory. The international
encyclopedia of language and social interaction.
Scott-Phillips, T., 2014. Speaking Our Minds: Why human communication is different, and how
language evolved to make it special. Palgrave MacMillan.
Shockley-Zalabak, P., 2014. Fundamentals of organizational communication. Pearson.
Trenholm, S., 2017. Thinking through communication: An introduction to the study of human
communication. Routledge.