Am I improving in my communication skills? I think so. I feel more confident when I’m doing my opening remarks as the President. I feel more confident when making a speech to a group. I have better eye contact.
I’m still struggling when I make a Table Topics speech. It’s still not smooth. I am still having trouble just answering them. What I should do is come up with some sort of a technique that I can incorporate into my daily life.
It all comes down to story telling. I want to become a better story teller. That is where I struggle. And had always. But in order to become a good communicator, I need to get better at it. I need to just be able to say whathever I’m asked about.
One other thing I should try, and John L is very good at it, is become more expressive. I should go wild from time to time. Show and tell! I should definitely try that.
My vocabulary needs to improve as well. A lot of times, I am at lack of words. I don’t know simple words. I struggle. I am trying to learn a word a day, for instance, I learned the word “maligned.” It means to give somebody bad overview.
Thus, as I can see, my communication skills still need a lot of improvement. But the most important thing: I am improving. I am happy about that.