Communication Skills Analysis and Areas of Improvement Report

This report provides a self-assessment of the author's communication skills. It begins by outlining the author's preferred communication style, which emphasizes openness, clarity, and maintaining eye contact to build relationships and resolve conflicts. The report then identifies areas for improvement, specifically focusing on public speaking and active listening. The author acknowledges the need to improve confidence when speaking in front of large audiences and addresses the habit of interrupting during conversations. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of enhancing these skills for both personal and professional growth, including improving vocabulary and fluency to overcome the fear of public speaking. References to relevant academic sources support the analysis.

Running Head: COMMUNICATION
Communication
Name of the student
Name of the University
Author’s note

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Communication is an art of transmission of a message from one person to another.
Communication has different forms, it can be either direct or indirect (Stiff & Mongeau, 2016).
The aim of the paper is to reflect on personal communication style with others and it also
includes areas of improvement.
How well do you communicate with others?
The best approach used by me for communicating with others is to be open and truthful. I
mostly choose transparency in the information conveyed by me and I also make sure that my
way of communication should not deliver double meaning to the listener. When I am at home, I
communicate in an informal and friendly tone. When I am outside, I show a bit more of
confidence in my voice and also make sure that my volume has clarity and my message has
empathy in it. I generally like to maintain eye contact while talking because it indicates self-
confidence and makes the person on the other side of the communication feel that I am interested
in the communication process. Because I feel an effective and clear communication helps in
maintaining relationships and also resolve conflicts between two person and group.
Areas of improvement
The area where I feel that I should improve is to speak in front of the large audience. This
is the condition where I sometimes lack confidence and become nervous. Being informal at
home works but when you are in college or office, we should know the ethics of communicating
well. Developing my speaking capability in front of huge audience especially during
presentations will help me in my career as well. I can improve myself in this area by developing
new skills like to work on my vocabulary skills and train myself to speak fluently and
confidently in front of others. Enhancing my communication skill and removing the fear of

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hesitating in front of large audience will not only help me gain success in professional life but
also make me grow as a responsible person. Also sometimes I lack in listening skills because I
have a habit of interrupting in between the conversation. Therefore, improving all these skills
will help me a lot in my personal as well as professional life.

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References
Adler, R. B., Rodman, G. R., & Du Pré, A. (2016). Understanding human communication (Vol.
10). Oxford University Press.
Stiff, J. B., & Mongeau, P. A. (2016). Persuasive communication. Guilford Publications.