Effective Communicator

There are so many different communication tools that make one an excellent communicator or an individual that is lacking in communication skills. The three that are the most important to me are: Listen effectively to others, gain audience or listener attention and interest, and lastly support and comfort others.

As I grow older, I find myself  lacking at in the skill of being able to listen effectively.  I am often finding myself stopping and realizing what I have done after I have already interrupted someone while they are talking. The others skills, gaining an audience or listener attention along with comforting others are something that I have learned in over the years by working with others. I have come to believe that if one doesn't have compassion to support and comfort others, working in the health care industry is going to be rather difficult. People want to feel that you care and have compassion or they will have a hard time listening to you. Unfortunately, a few years ago I had to show the most compassion and support one can ever have to show. Telling my uncle that his eight year old child had passed away was one of the most awful things I’ve ever had to do in my life. I believe that the life experience that I have gained from that situation along with the belief that I was called to do that show that I have strong skills in supporting and comforting for others.

The skills that I choose in my opinion are extremely important in the medical field. If one doesn’t have these three skills I believe that they will come off as being rude and disrespectful to patients. Proper communication in nursing is also crucial as the patient depends on for their care.
"Strong communication skills are vital to any profession, but in nursing, they can mean the difference between life and death."
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 This semester I would like to improve on my listening skills. I need to learn how to effectively listen to others so that I am not interrupting them. I don’t like it when others interrupt me, so it is something that really bothers me. I hope to obtain this communication skill quite quickly as I don’t want others sharing their feelings or opinions to think that they don’t matter to me.