Firstly, effective communication skills are able to help me build up better interpersonal relationship with others as I am able to express my views tactfully and use words that are more appropriate to the situation. This can thus reduce any misunderstandings that might occur between both parties due to poor communication skills. Sometimes, I may unintentionally use words that are sensitive to others and so, misunderstanding arises causing unhappiness in others. Therefore, I do feel that effective communication skills are of great importance to me, and it allows me to increase my social circle too.
Secondly, effective communication skills are also useful in the workplace. Upon graduation from NUS, the first barrier that I would be faced in the working society would be the interview. Nevertheless, being equipped with the skills that I will be learning in this course, I will be able to present myself confidently in front of the interviewers. Also, I will learn how to speak in the appropriate tone, dress correctly, and to show positive body language to others. Hence, effective communication skills will be able to help me to build up my confidence in the interview as well as in other events.
Furthermore, effective communication skills are important skills that I have to acquire since there are many people that I will have to come in contact with everyday. When in contact with different people of different status, I would need to use different tones and words to express myself so that they can understand perfectly the message and feelings that I am trying to convey to them.
I understand that communication skills are not skills that I can master easily especially in such a short period of time, but still, I will try my best to absorb whatever I can in this course.
