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UNDERSTANDINGSELF AND OTHERS
TABLE OF CONTENTSReflective Personal Development Plan ...........................................................................................1Analysis ...........................................................................................................................................6Action Plan.......................................................................................................................................6REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8
Reflective Personal Development PlanREFLECTIVE JOURNAL ENTRY PRO-FORMAWhat is the core skill? Communication skills are ranked among the most important skills an individual mustpossess. Communication is a process in which information is transferred from one personto another through any medium whether written, oral, or through books, magazines, mails,maps, charts, using body gestures, and tone of voice (Ting‐Toomey, 2017).Communication skills are measured using how well the message has been transferred,received and measured. A good communication skill sense to actions and gestures.Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevanttheories and concepts to support your answer)Communication skills are important for every field. At the time of application of job,transfer of message to any employer in office, to perform your job well, to give instructionsand to advance in your career. This skill helps in excellence in one's social and professionallife (Hassenzahl, 2018.). These skills are heart of every organization. Communication skillsinclude ability to listen carefully and speak clearly. Our body also communicate, the waywe roll our eyes, our postures and gestures, all expresses what is going in our mind. Amessage which is wrongly delivered may result in disruption, misunderstanding and maycause frustration.I selected this skill because effective communication skills are important for delivering andreceiving messages quickly and correctly. It is all what an employer want from itsemployee. A manager is going to hire only those people who have good communicatingand listening skills.Reflect on your current competent regarding this skill. How did you assess yourcompetence? (use your self-assessment findings, feedback from peers and your tutor,plus your own reflections on your thoughts, feelings and behaviors to answer thisquestion) There is lot an individual need for effective communication skills. From my assessment, Ithink I don't have good communication skills. Though I can speak in front of people anddeliver information. Because I am from different town, my speaking tone and pitch are1
quite different.But my peers say, that I am not clear about what I want to say. I start talking aboutsomething else from topic during presentation in office and can't keep my point in short andprecise way. They say I have ability to speak but not have ability to deliver clear-cutmessage.Can you identify any contradictions from your analysis above? For example, is there amatch between how you see yourself and how others see you, or not?As some of my peers told me that I don't have good communication skills, so I further didan analysis to find out whether I really possess communication skills or not. I think I haveabilities to talk to people and deliver my message. I have power to express my thoughts. Itis just that I will have to practice more to bring fluency in tone and pitch and be clear whiledelivering my message.How will this skill help me in the future? (use references to support your argument)To become a good communicator, I will have to learn things and practice improving mypitch of tone and proper pronunciation so that I can become a good speaker among myemployees during presentation or writing and motivate them towards the goal oforganization.What is the core skill? The most important skill that a person require is leadership skills (Wagner, 2016).Leadership implies that the person has a clear vision, have ability to communicate thatvision to others, have power to inspire his subordinates and make use of resourceseffectively and efficiently. The power of influencing its subordinates is the most importantskill that a leader should have. Why is this core skill important? Why did I select this skill to reflect on? (use relevanttheories and concepts to support your answer)Leadership qualities are important for a manager so that he can adapt changingenvironment quickly and fight challenges and circumstances in correct way. A leader is onewho see the future and turns ideas into real life. A leader is a person who communicates hismessage clearly, have organizational skills, who is confident and have certain abilities and2
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