The Capability to Effectively Communicate
The "capability to efficaciously communicate is an essential life ability that can be continually developed to achieve a two-way process involving various iterations before a mutual understanding is achieved" (Gagnon 1). Flashback to when I was eight, social conditions and interactions were one of the terrifying things. I was unwilling to make the first move to discuss and make friends. Situations arose when mingling with children of the same peer during interactive sessions. This made me end up emotionally distressed as I was naturally withdrawn and slow to warm up to new conditions of communicating, for fear of rejection. However, I was more than decided to improve myself.
Overcoming Fear and Achieving Success
Today marks six months after this delusion was shattered by the reality that I clinched the best speaker awards in the debate club. As the leader of the duo that won the deserved victory, I was recognized by my outstanding ability to engage the multitude of intellectual students that had gathered for the competition. Since "communication allows us to convey our feelings and to develop significant relationships" (Gagnon 1), I now have a devotion for stimulating discussions. Despite my aversion to it eighteen years ago, my success has been attributed to the dedication in two disparate and important facets of my life outside the lecture room: peer support and volunteer work.
Dedication and Volunteer Work
Once a week, I used to speak to these impressionable boys and girls in high school volunteer workshops where I enhanced my communication skills. Perhaps the dedication I have today has been through the tireless urge to compensate for what I was eight years ago that has made communication become my passion.
Works Cited
Gagnon, Danny. "Developing Effective Communication Skills." 15 December 2013. montrealcbtpsychologists. digital print. 24 October 2017.
Team FME. Effective Communications. New York: Capstone Publishing, 2013. online.
