Communication In My Life
Communication in my Life
Good communications in our life is a necessity, however we lack of it almost everyday. Sometimes we don't even notice, when we speak in a certain tone, what kind of body language we use, and that starts an argument. Soon we get carried away and start ignoring the other person, and think that they're wrong, and we are the only ones who have the right to be right. And sometimes we ignore the world around us and agree, which sometimes is a good strategy to avoid argument, but if we do it every time, we will be pushed down to the ground. But when we have good communications, it doesn't make us angry or upset, but rather happy and the conversations inspire us.
I always thought of myself as a very aggressive person or a very passive person, considering on the situation. And in this activity I wanted to be a leader, as always, nevertheless I did not know the people very well, and was afraid they would ignore me. However after I heard them say I should be the writer, I felt encouraged and proposed my idea about voting. What this activity told me about myself would be that I'm assertive, meaning I have my own opinions and can stand up for myself and listen to other's ideas at the same time and respect them. Because usually I either keep my opinion to myself and join in the group, or try to persuade everyone, until they gave up. But this time I tried to say my opinions, and listen to others.
There would be a lot of things that I would change, because I didn't do so well. If I could change something I would have kept a similar system, because it helped for a team to cooperate more, and for everyone to get involved, and for everyone to express their opinion even though they didn't say anything. However I felt like I was being more bossy and aggressive then I wanted myself to be, because at first everyone was still confused, and I took to much charge and wanted to get it over as soon as I can...
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