Effective communication is an integral part of my life. Being
a tutor, a team manager and a coach, I have to always be aware of who I am
talking to and how I am talking to the person. Moreover for the roles I have, I
have to use a different approach for each one of them. Aside from the positions
I hold I personally feel that people are social creatures. No matter how
introverted a person maybe, he or she has to communicate with others. I feel
that whenever any form of communications takes place, be it in the form of
texting or even face to face conversations, effective communications have to be
observed. From a educators perspective, effective communication is important to
me because I need to always be able to relate to my students and be able to
explain to them properly the various concepts involved. There is a need for me
to draw incidences that they can relate to, to explain the concepts. From a
co-captains perspective I need to be able to gel with the team players and
bring the best out of them on and off the field. I need to be able to convince
the players to listen and follow me and also to earn their trusts so that they
know that they can count on me when it matters. Hence these are the reasons why
effective communication skills are essential to me. Not learning and adapting
to this method would make my job very difficult.
