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Saturday, March 9, 2013
Competent Comunicator
The competent communicator I want to talk about is the person that inspired me to return to school to complete my M.S. degree in early childhood. He is also a graduate student from Walden University. I met him when he came to provide my program with training and technical assistance. From the moment, we sat on his training he was able to capture everyone’s attention. It was not only his words that made everyone tuned into him, but his smile, his tone of voice, his whole demeanor. In addition to that, he was very well prepared; he was knowledgeable of the topic in discussion and very organized. While he was doing the training occasionally, he was able to make people laugh. I remember that some of the training attendees had limited English skills. When the training ended some came to me and expressed that they were able to understand everything that he was teaching because he was calm and clear. During the training session, he allowed the teachers ask questions, and he was very concise and clear with his answers. He was able to identify when people had a hard time understanding a concept that he was trying to explain. What he would do is rephrase his explanation or use other examples to ensure that the information the teachers were obtaining was accurate. Also, that they understood the answer and/or the concept. At the end of the training, many people congratulated him on the training. Teachers were very happy and pleased with his presentation. I personally now been in other training events conducted by him, and I can testify that he always obtains the same results in his trainings. Usually when he presents in conferences his room is always packed, and you have to rush from one room to his room to ensure that you make it on time to get a seat.
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Marta,
ReplyDeleteFrom listening to your testimony, I want to attend one of his trainings also. I enjoyed that you says he follows the audience by sensing their reactions and rephrasing questions. It is important for a speaker to keep the attention of the audience. It appears this speaker has stage presence.
I loved reading your testimony;its truly inspiring.Being able to keep the audience consistently interested in your conversation requires a lot skill.I like that he had a great sense of humor,listen to question well before answering them and the idea of rephrasing concept;I believe those skill are really necessary for public gathering.I wish I could have an opportunity to experience such training,such inspiring experience always leave a lasting impact.It helps build up self confident to challenge oneself
ReplyDeleteIt was great reading your post, this person sounds like someone I would enjoy listening to and learning from. I like that he was able to make everyone feel comfortable and that they were able to lake away new knowledge. You are lucky to have his workshop experience to pass on to others. It is important to be able to hold the attention of your audience and have them understand what you are conveying.
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