More importantly, levity and laziness in speech are noticeable in my speech. My natural demeanor leads me to joke around in order to put people at ease, however, it often leads to them seeing me with less credibility. My laziness in speech, or failure to speak clearly leads to people asking me to repeat myself quite often. My voice can be a bit monotone at times. While these issues don't tie directly to grammar (which is what we talked about most in class), they do tie into communication. I have set a personal goal to enunciate words better, and maintain a credible demeanor throughout the day no matter what circumstances I am in. It will take a bit of training to change old habits but they will ultimately change both how I feel about myself as well as how others view me.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
What You Say and How You Say it, The Quickest Way That Other People Judge You
Since our last MCOM 320 class on Thursday, I have been paying more attention to the way I speak and how that affects the way people think about me. I use a few words that I could eliminate from my vocabulary. If I plan to communicate effectively on a professional level in the future it would be smart to avoid using the words dude and bro, for starters.
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I do the same thing. I have also worked with people who use very informal language in formal business settings. While I personally don't mind when people use that language with me -- even in business settings -- I know it can make others feel uncomfortable or disrespected.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting how even business language is changing. I have had many business meetings with professionals under 30 years old and it is not uncommon to hear dude, bro, and man. I in no way think this is okay or acceptable, but it makes me wonder if it will be one day.