This essay report discusses my skills communication that could be determined by considering five diagnostic tools. This report also presents two communication issues that are identified by using the diagnostic tools. In addition, the communication issues are public speaking anxiety and low tolerance for disagreement. Furthermore, this essay report could consist of literature review concentrating on key concepts and approaches associated with the communication concerns. The reflection part could demonstrate my experience, knowledge, and techniques that are effective in the improvement of communication skills.
I practiced the five diagnostic techniques to evaluate my communication skills in different situation of communication. In this, SPSS (Self-Perceived Communication Competence Questionnaire) that could be practiced for evaluating people communication skills as it could also be supportive to comprehend ways of individual’s communication capability if they confronted with the excess of communication occurrence with receivers array (Drucker, 2017). In addition, it is also analyzed that the self-perceived communication capability scale is practiced for gaining the information about the people who communicate with a large number of individuals at the same period. The self- report could be effective to present capability of any individuals towards the communication techniques. Though this scale, people could be capable to determine their communication capability with one or more Individuals. In addition, it is also analyzed that the SPCC scores are higher that demonstrates the higher self-perceived communication technique me as it demonstrates communication skills like the public, group, meeting, dyad (Cardon and Marshall, 2015). I also found that I am capable to easily communicate with friends, stranger, and acquaintance. It could be effective for appropriately obtain the reliable outcome in the context of their specified tasks (Pearson, 2017).
PRICA (personal report of intercultural communication apprehension) could also be an imperative technique for examining feelings of individuals about the communication by asking the towards diverse communication circumstances. It could also support to comprehend which one would be used by an individual in their behavior (Fleisher and Bensoussan, 2015). This technique is composed of more than twenty statement concerning feelings towards the communicating with the individual. The score could be lies amongst 24 to 120. From this, it is analyzed that if the score is above 120 or less than 24 as it could demonstrate mistake in score computing. Apart from this, it is also analyzed that when the score lies amongst 83 to 120 that could demonstrate effective communication capability of the individual. I also observed that moderate level of communication apprehension could demonstrate score of the individual could lie between 55 and 83. In last, it is also evaluated that when an individual is obtained the score between 24 and 55 as it could show the lower level of communication (Austin and Pinkleton, 2015).
(NIS-S) Nonverbal Immediacy is practiced to examine positive feeling of one individual towards another person. It is analyzed that such kind of behavior was developed by Albert Mehrabian in 1970s. In addition, it is also analyzed that 97% of communication is non-verbal. Moreover, it is also analyzed that the nonverbal immediacy scale could be effective for evaluating differences of the individual as it is determined by Virginia Richmond, James McCroskey and Aaron Johnson 2003 (Kernbach, Eppler, and Bresciani, 2015). It could be self-report version. This technique could be effective for measuring non-verbal immediacy. In addition, it is also analyzed that the alpha reliability could be expected 0.90. This measure has more face validity than previous instruments because it has more and more diverse items (Gao, Cecati, and Ding, 2015). Its predictive validity also is excellent. In addition, it is also examined that when an individual practicing instrument then it could be significant to identify the difference in such self-report between females and males as it would influence the score of the whole study. Moreover, it is also evaluated that researchers are failed to determine the difference between men and women behaviors are real, socially desirable, and actual (Mohn, Sekula, Kakumanu, Tuttle, Fuglewicz, Anderson, and Martin, 2017).
It is the fourth technique of diagnostic tool as it could be known as the talkaholic scale as it could be used to measure compulsive communication. Many people are very talkative and they are failed to stop their self in front of others. These kinds of people are known as high talkers and talkaholics they are the individuals who talks more in front of others. The term is described as individual who has capability to say everything in front of other easily. It is also addressed that a person who has more capability to talk with others then other person could positively evaluate them. It is also evaluated that a leader of an organization as being more competent and more positive as compared to perception of team member. The obtained score could be lie between 10 and 50 (Rimkeeratikul, Zentz, Yuangsri, Uttamayodhin, Pongpermpruek, and Smith, 2016). In this, it is also analyzed that most of the respondents could obtain the score below 30. It is also evaluated that individual who has score between 30 and 39 are counted as the borderline talkaholics. It demonstrates that such kinds of people are capable to control on themselves. But, it is also analyzed that some time they are failed to control their self in front of others. But, at the same time, it can also be examined that individual who obtained score more than 40 are talkaholics. They could be truly compulsive communicators (Nolen-Hoeksema, Rector, 2015).
Tolerance for Disagreement Scale (TFD) could also be imperative to determine the tolerance for disagreement scale as it could be used for measuring the degree of people tolerance. It could support to examine the tolerance level of individuals for others together with the belief of an individual. This conceptualization could be similar to that of disputatiousness (Felicetti, Femminella, Reali, and Liò, 2016). An individual who has higher argumentativeness could be more likely to capable to manage with disagreement as compared to those who could be lower in the argumentativeness. It could also be imperative for managing issues of communication. It is also analyzed that conflict could be imperative for managing the tolerance of disagreement. Alpha reliability score could be .85. If the score is higher than 46 demonstrates the higher TFD. If the collected score is 32 as it indicates the lower TFD. If the score is lies between 32 and 46 as it demonstrates the moderate TFD (Yamada, Tsuchiya, Bradley, Law, Winkler, Borzage, and McComb, 2015).
The obtained outcome supports me to effectively recognize my communication style and preference for any activity. On the basis of Self-Perceived Communication Competence techniques, I contained 62.5 score that demonstrates that I am not capable to speak in the front of the public. I realized that when I talk to my friend, strategies of a group of individual then I failed to freely expose my thoughts and opinion (Mangione-Smith, Zhou, Robinson, Taylor, Elliott, and Heritage, 2015). Apart from this, I obtained 22 scores form the PRICA (Personal Report of Communication Apprehension) that demonstrates that I feel anxiety when I am in meeting speaking and public speaking. Hence, it is analyzed that I need to concentrate on approaches that could support to improve my communication way appropriate. From the application of talkaholic scale, I found that my score was 20 that fall on the borderline. It means being not too much talkative. From the application of tolerance for disagreement tool, I obtained 31 score that is low, which demonstrates that I am failed to tolerant of others behaviors. I also focus on this for managing the conflict and making an effective relationship with others (Sabri, and Qin, 2014).
From the analysis of collected score, it is found that two kinds of communication issues are fall in the moderate level of public speaking anxiety and disagreement tolerance. I realized that I needed to improve my communication skills caused of easily deal with different kinds of people (Oommen, 2014). It could also enable me to improve my anxiety level at the time of communicating with others (Sham and Azmi, 2018). I also realized that I have needed to improve my tolerance level my managing conflict level. I also focus on improving my interpersonal communication skills. I also addressed that the disagreement could support to make an effective decision in the business. Hence, an individual could focus on the ways of communication when the disagreeing opinion arises (Mickle, Smith, and Chilton, 2016).
Discussing on anxiety for public speaking and providing a presentation in a meeting, I would like to offer the different example of what happened in six months ago when I was working as a legal assistant manager in one of the business law company in Australia. I was assigned a project to demonstrate the findings of what could be enhanced on the process of sending an answer, claims, and pleas to courts on a predetermined specified date (Peters, Goldthorpe, McElroy, King, Javidi, Tickle, and Aggarwal, 2015). I was to depict the findings of the survey in the meeting of an associate. Earlier to the meeting, I felt quite an anxious as I understood I have required articulating my results in a comprehensible manner as the associates, all of whom are lawyers and had limited amount of understanding of the managing tasks (Shi, Brinthaupt, and McCree, 2015). In addition, judging by my previous experience, lawyers are a demanding audience and this only added the demands for communicating and delivering the presentation as visibly and correctly as possible. Though I was to prepare the presentation, I assess it complexity to focus and remember what I was meant to interact (Lam, Kelly, and Schuh, 2016).
The next example of the interacting issue was associated with tolerance for disagreement and it took place in the same law company. I was assigned a project which I knew did not belong to me but, to avoid the argument with one of the superior, I completed the projects. It is a classic illustration of my attitude to eliminate the communicating my disagreeing behavior of issue to other people. I was appropriately making effort to eliminate the prospect interpersonal conflict by submissive attitude and interacting with the managers what she wanted to hear. Now, reflecting on the condition, I could have demonstrated a solid argument with the evidence to aid my view, in which it might not have led to a disagreement at all (Witten, Frank, Hall, and Pal, 2016).
According to Ricci (2016) communication apprehension could be illustrated as an anxiety or fear with regards to projected and unexpected communication scenario with an individual and set of the individual. A person who has elevated stages of CA will desist from willingly engaging themselves in the verbal communication. Moreover, it is assessed that there are different sort of CA that are associated with anxiety such as situation, audience, context, and trait. Trait-associated anxiety refers to a person who is eliminating public speaking due to inadequate understanding and experience. However, practices would be capable to perform the public speaking circumstances.
In support of this, Griffey, et al. (2015) evaluated that audience anxiety is to act with an individual causing the apprehension of orator while context anxiety is caused by uncertainty and novelty of the situation. In the last, the situation apprehension is developed by integration of factors like psychological, cultural and social factors. The competencies to interact are conceptually different from the communication apprehension. But, there are strong negative connections amid the two and the cause for this occurrence is believed to the competency of an individual to temporarily eliminate the nervousness and continue to act in disagreeable circumstances where unfavorable relations occur.
According to Goetz, and Houchins, (2016) public speaking competence is required for business life. It is also opined that predominant component for achievement in the professional career and developing creditability. It is the competencies to interact easily. It is also evaluated that the degree of CA individual has an impact on the interpersonal organization association and effectiveness as a top authority in an organizational setting.
On the other hand, Perrault, and Silk, (2015) opined that manager who has a significant level of CA are more less possibly to involve others in their judgment. In addition, the individual is less possible to suggest collaborative interaction with their subordinates. Through the research, it is evaluated that the extent to which communication apprehension affect the performance of a person is prominent. As a result, lower level of CA shows the negative implication for professional competence of an individual within an organization.
As per the view of Austi and Pinkleton, (2015) the tolerance for disagreement considers the group communication in an organizational setting. Disagreeing is circumstantially reliant meaning that the manner one disagrees can be different but it is depending on the opponent person in the disagreement. For example, family members and colleagues in which the disagreement is taking place and whether it is disagreeing online or face to face. The background of the respondents, their role in an organization and their communication style is the factor that influences the formation of disagreement.
In support of this, Evans, Hearn, Uhlemann, and Ivey (2017) evaluated that the theoretical structure of interpersonal communication and conflict and disagreement is not unequivocal because there are different elements, which influence the situation, whether a discussion evolves into conflicts or disagreement. It is also addressed that there are four interpersonal communication factors which influence the origin of possible disagreement and conflict within an organization. These factors are non-verbal communication, verbal communication, listening and emotions in communication. It is also addressed that there are several verbal communication styles and addressed different factors affecting the communication that were expressiveness, supportiveness, argumentativeness, expressiveness, preciseness, assuredness and verbal aggressiveness. These factors could have an impact on the communications and particularly in the business context. The factors indicate how workforces observe their superior. At the workplace, team commitment, and knowledge sharing is highly persuaded by the communication style of managers.
As per the view of Morgan et al. (2015) the effective communication considers different skills that an organization seeks in the managers and it is directly associated with team efficacy and also gains the opportunity for promotion. When interacting with different sort of circumstances then an individual should address the requirement of the audience and adjust the style of communication accordingly.
In support of this, Whiten (2015) evaluated that the positive non-verbal communication such as nonverbal immediacy may avoid disagreement because of its impact on bringing forward favorable attitudes and signals. Nonverbal immediacy could be illustrated as an act of demonstrating the favorable signs like smiling and nodding while talking or listening. Another element of interpersonal communication may affect the emergence of disagreement in the negotiation is the emotions. In the negotiation scenario, those people who expressed worry or disappointment in their interpersonal communication may be influenced the opponent to implement the opposing outlook. It is stated that ability of people to listen is one of a significant factor that constituting the interpersonal communication. There is individual variation in the ability of people to listen and to which extent an individual can motivate the subconsciously effect listening (Johnston, et al., 2015).
The action plan could be imperative for improving my communication skills as it could support to make effective plan for overcoming the communication issues within six months. Initially, I would a personal journal for maintaining my daily routine as it could support to attain my goal and help to effectively react on others. Moreover, it can also be evaluated that journal could be imperative for appropriately determines areas, which are obligatory to alteration (Morgan,et al., 2015). It could also help to develop an appropriate plan for operating the business process. I enhanced my professional skills by involving the journal article as it could help to develop framework for future plan. I discussed with my teachers about my speech anxiety problem and follow their suggestions as it help to decline my speech anxiety problem appropriately. I will hire an expertise that has more than 25 years of experience in the diploma professional coaching. She has also expertise of overcoming communication problems. In addition, it is also analyzed that I will also participate in their coaching class in which i would be capable to enhance my communication and confidence level. It could also enable an individual to deal with other group members. It is also evaluated that mental approaches and practices could be effective for enchasing the performance of individuals. Moreover, it is also evaluated that I would be unable to enhance my communication skills as it could support to deal with diverse situation of communication problems (Evans, Hearn, Uhlemann, and Ivey, (2017). Furthermore, it can also be evaluated that I enhanced my understanding about communication anxiety and interpersonal skills. It could support to improve my communication skills as it could support an individual to directly speak on the front of public. It could also support to manage conflict at the working place. Moreover, it is also evaluated that I joined interpersonal communication course to improve my communication issue. It could lead the individual to improve my professional skills at the working place. Furthermore, it could be imperative for enchasing the ability of individual towards the communication style modification on the basis of communication styles. i In addition, it is also analyzed that I would join many classes to improve my communication skills and obtain reliable outcome. For overcome my public speaking issue, I joined voice awareness 2017 course wherein I gain my understanding towards many presentation ways that enable to improve my communication skills. This course could support to improve my many non-verbal communication skills as it could support to make effective communication skills. Through this, I would be capable to do effective speech on the front of a large number of people. Moreover, it is also examined that after the completion of six months, I found that I enchased my knowledge for giving the presentation of front of large number of people in upcoming period. I analyzed that learning communication could be effective for enchasing my communication skills and interpersonal skills as it could be imperative in future to deal with conflict and communication issues.
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Conclusion
From the above discussion, it can be summarized that five diagnostic tools could be imperative for improving the communication problems. Moreover, there are two communication issues that are measured by the communication tools like public speaking anxiety and tolerance for disagreement. There are two theories that could be effective for dealing with such kind of issues such as interpersonal communication disagreement and communication apprehension. It can also be summarized that internal communication could consider many things like verbal and non-verbal communication, listing, and communication emotion. In addition, it can also analyze that communication apprehension could use to determine the diverse kinds of CA and the capability and public speaking competencies. In last, it is also analyzed that the action plan could support to determine the activity time for the improvement.
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