I feel that my strength in communicating with others would
be my appropriateness of my language in different contexts. As the topic of a
conversation changes, I will do my best to use the correct terms in the subject
of interest. There may be times that I use other term to describe things due to
the knowledge of the opposing party and the need to feel empathic for those who
learn it now. In the case where a presentation is to be done, I will use the right
terms as there is a need to ensure that everyone is on the same page.
The challenges faced in communicating would be the lack of
vocabulary, sudden forgetfulness of the word to use and at times due to the
context made can be interpreted wrongly by the receiver. I feel that I am
studying everyday as life is about studying. Even when in class or when
speaking with others, there is times where either party will use words that I have
no prior knowledge of. In such cases, I have learnt a new word which adds to my
list of vocabulary. Communication is hard when the right word does not come up
to the mind. At times like these, I will try to use a substitute for it. Though
it does not all the time, it at least brings the idea across. There was a time
when I was presenting and the way I bring a point across was interpreted
wrongly as I tried to substitute a word for another. Such was a lesson I learnt
in the process that one must always remember their slides and the terms that he
or she will be using.
