Communication Skills

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Think back to the back-to-back drawing, speed dating, Escape the Boon and the mock
interviews.
Please reflect on all 3 activities when answering the following questions:
Remember to use part of the question in your answer.
1. How would you rate your communication skills? (Extending, Proficient, Developing,
Emerging)
Why?
USE DETAILED EXAMPLES FROM THE ACTIVTITES WE HAVE DONE IN CLASS TO SUPPORT
YOUR RATING!!!!
I would rate my communication skills a proficient. I think I would be a proficient because
I was very shy before and didn’t want to talk to anyone but after the ice breaker games,
I have gotten a lot more comfortable, and I even think I might know everyone’s name
now. (or close to) for example would be the back-to-back drawing, I had to talk to at
least one person that I didn’t know and at first it was quite uncomfortable, but I felt
better after.

2. How can you improve your communication skills?

I can improve my communication skills by talking to more people and getting to know them
better instead of just sitting alone or just not talking to them. For an outside of school
example, it would be maybe answering the phone more at work. Not answering the phone
at work is a prime example of my anxiety and not being able to talk to people that I do not
know.
3. Do you feel confident to market yourself in an Interview?

Why or why not? Use detailed examples.

I don’t think so because when I got my interview for work I didn’t really feel super
comfortable only because it’s someone I don’t know that i’m talking to. I also think that
it would be hard to come up with different things to “sell” myself. I remember in my
interview I talked about my experience and