Communication does not simply refer to communicating with other people but also includes how an individual responds, body gestures and tone of the voice. Having good communication skills is not limited to the workplace but it is essential in all parts life. In the world of work, effective communication skills are crucial as they play a deciding role in a person's success.
In order to develop good communication skills, certain things should be taken into consideration and focused on. The basic step is to decide what an individual wants to communicate with a focus on detail and what to include or not to include. The next step is not to adopt a one-for-all approach to communicate for everyone because a certain individual may react in a different manner and should be more focused on the situation and individual.
The thirds step in effective communication is paying attention to the other person as in his/her response or body language or facial expressions and react accordingly if possible and the situation permits. In addition to paying attention to others, attention one's body language, tone and facial expression is also important. Good news with a straight face would never have the same amount of effectiveness. Another important step in building good communication skills is to learn from previous communication mistakes, which can be anything from an argument or getting the wrong order at a restaurant or not being able to stop a child from a bad habit.
There are certain factors that leads to poor communication and should be avoided at any cost; Unclear Message - in whatever context communication takes place, it should be made sure that the message is conveyed clearly without any ambiguities and if possible the sender should recheck what the listener understood, Message Overload - refers to pushing in too much information in a communication and should be avoided because it will only lead to confusion and ineffective message delivery, Time of delivery - means that communicating at a time when the listener's attention is diverted would be of no use at all, Speed of Communication - refers to the pace at which the message is being conveyed or communicated, Interruption - any communication process would fail if there are regular interruption. The mentioned aspects of a communication process should be taken into consideration while communicating as they would result the making the whole process ineffective and a wastage of time for both the parties.
Good communication skill is essential for the success of any individual and improving it would only lead to success at work and in personal life. It should be perceived as a professional skill that can be learned and used for one's advantage.
Saturday, March 14, 2009
What success means to you?
"Success is getting anything out of life without violating the rights of other"
People have been striving for it all their life, and many achieving Success, and others are not so fortunate. It seems to elude them, and their life. Many have been pursuing Success for years, and others start towards it and seem to find it almost immediately. It is a concept that wars have been fought over. Success to one man was the capture and domination of another. And it has been that way for eons.
The meaning of Success comes in many forms, and many definitions. It depends on what you are searching for in life, and searching for in business. Athletes may have one definition of Success, and a stay at home mom may have another. A musician may see Success as a number one hit, and a Doctor may see Success as a surgery that went well. It really depends on the perspective of life you have. Perspectives on Success are as numerous as the stars.
Success is tough to define, yet most entrepreneurs are obsessed by it. How do you define success when everyone's concept is different? The best approach is anecdotally, not scientifically. The initial responses to an extensive, ongoing national questionnaire are worth sharing. Common themes emerge: Successful people work hard to balance their work and family life. Successful people rely on a mentor or series of mentors as their business grows. Successful people also surround themselves with other successful people and set limits on how much time they devote to their business.
True Success is simply the realization and obtainment of a worthy ideal or result that your heart is deeply connected to it. It is what births PASSION and your SUCCESS PASSION. It is what people die for. It is why some people explode out of the gates and create Success easily, and others struggle all their life. They are operating on a whole different realm of Success and actions.
People have been striving for it all their life, and many achieving Success, and others are not so fortunate. It seems to elude them, and their life. Many have been pursuing Success for years, and others start towards it and seem to find it almost immediately. It is a concept that wars have been fought over. Success to one man was the capture and domination of another. And it has been that way for eons.
The meaning of Success comes in many forms, and many definitions. It depends on what you are searching for in life, and searching for in business. Athletes may have one definition of Success, and a stay at home mom may have another. A musician may see Success as a number one hit, and a Doctor may see Success as a surgery that went well. It really depends on the perspective of life you have. Perspectives on Success are as numerous as the stars.
Success is tough to define, yet most entrepreneurs are obsessed by it. How do you define success when everyone's concept is different? The best approach is anecdotally, not scientifically. The initial responses to an extensive, ongoing national questionnaire are worth sharing. Common themes emerge: Successful people work hard to balance their work and family life. Successful people rely on a mentor or series of mentors as their business grows. Successful people also surround themselves with other successful people and set limits on how much time they devote to their business.
True Success is simply the realization and obtainment of a worthy ideal or result that your heart is deeply connected to it. It is what births PASSION and your SUCCESS PASSION. It is what people die for. It is why some people explode out of the gates and create Success easily, and others struggle all their life. They are operating on a whole different realm of Success and actions.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
DOTA
"Once you are an addict, you will always be an addict",.,
Dota is one of the favorite computer games nowadays!., When i try to gather some information to those students who played DOTA, majority of them says "yeah!,that game was fun!.,. that's one of my favorite past-time activity, i used my leisure time playing that stuff!,.In fact, I a have team that competes locally." In that statement, we could figure out the student that he/she is one of a kind of player that enjoys playing that game,..,
In my case, I started playing dota only 7 months ago,,. Me and my friends used to play counter strike.But we got bored, then my mate showed us the game dota.We started playing 2 vs 2/3 vs 3 on lan when we came together. Starting hero was Traxex, the only hero I wasn't a complete noob with.1 month I was picking random heroe's, watching builds, writing down builds.Play some games with the hero, continue with another hero. After that month I realized it was not the essence of the game. So I started to react on peoples heroes. I started to use my brain, what item can help me to defeat the enemy. Another month passed and I knew 90% of the items and heroes.In that month I played a lot of random games, to learn as much heroes as possible. Playing 4-5 years of counter strikes really helped me in reaction speed and team thinking. I'm far from being a so called "pro" dota player. But comparing myself to other players in pub or div league, I think I'm getting pretty good. So the game can only get more fun. Once you have found, I consider this game as alot of fun. I don't think it's a time waste, but a spending. Everyone got this hobbies,.,.
Dota is one of the favorite computer games nowadays!., When i try to gather some information to those students who played DOTA, majority of them says "yeah!,that game was fun!.,. that's one of my favorite past-time activity, i used my leisure time playing that stuff!,.In fact, I a have team that competes locally." In that statement, we could figure out the student that he/she is one of a kind of player that enjoys playing that game,..,
In my case, I started playing dota only 7 months ago,,. Me and my friends used to play counter strike.But we got bored, then my mate showed us the game dota.We started playing 2 vs 2/3 vs 3 on lan when we came together. Starting hero was Traxex, the only hero I wasn't a complete noob with.1 month I was picking random heroe's, watching builds, writing down builds.Play some games with the hero, continue with another hero. After that month I realized it was not the essence of the game. So I started to react on peoples heroes. I started to use my brain, what item can help me to defeat the enemy. Another month passed and I knew 90% of the items and heroes.In that month I played a lot of random games, to learn as much heroes as possible. Playing 4-5 years of counter strikes really helped me in reaction speed and team thinking. I'm far from being a so called "pro" dota player. But comparing myself to other players in pub or div league, I think I'm getting pretty good. So the game can only get more fun. Once you have found, I consider this game as alot of fun. I don't think it's a time waste, but a spending. Everyone got this hobbies,.,.
thE fridAy chALLengE
Two nights ago, my friend New Slang Philosopher* came over with both cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Of course, the former included a bottle of Starbucks coffee liqueur and fat free half ‘n’ half**, while the latter included pita chips and hummus, but I was not complaining. In fact, the little feast was glorious. I put the kids to bed and New Slang Philosopher mixed drinks.
We sat at the kitchen table, drinks in one hand, pita pieces in another, and talked. We talked way into the night about motherhood and academia and the difficulty of finances and men. It was a good night, made even better by the fact that New Slang is incredibly smart in a way I’m not, but we complement each other pretty well. She’s way more theoretical and academic than I am, and her capacity for remembering specific philosophies of people like Hegel and Heidegger is astounding.
If you’re wondering why I’m not so good at those types of things, it’s because that, even though I know better, every time someone says “Hegel,” I think, “You mean Katherine? I really liked her in Knocked Up.”
This is why, though I may teach college, I will never truly be an academic. I only win Academe Points*** because I at least know better than to mention the actress, as opposed to the philosopher.
But at my kitchen table, with a few shots of Starbucks liqueur in her, New Slang Philosopher was more in my normal league of thought. This became readily apparent when she started telling me about her conversion to Christianity as a teenager. This was immediately interesting to me, because New Slang is so different now, and because I had a conversion story myself, so I could relate. Toward the end of the story, New Slang gave a few reasons why she thought the teenage conversion worked, and so said, “And, you know, Jesus was this really cool guy.”
“Yeah. I always kinda thought that.”
“I mean, he was so charismatic. With all those sermons and the way he led people.”
“Totally agree.”
“He was kinda hot.”
I choked on my drink. “Wait What?”
“You know. He was so amazing in the Bible. Imagine what it would have been like to be around him. You’d be attracted to him.”
I tried to consider this for a moment. “Maybe,” I said. “But he’d smell bad.” When New Slang frowned at me, I added, “Because there weren’t showers.”
(Note to self: if you ever again use the sentence “because there weren’t showers” to make an argument about Biblical times, unless it's about leprosy, then I’m going to kick your ass.)“No one had showers, TM. You would have smelled the same way.”
“Oh yeah.”
"Look, don’t you think Jesus was cute?”
“Uhhh…”
"Because I’ve read lots of religious and theological texts, and I’m telling you, lots of nuns think the same way.”
“I’m not sure nuns are a good litmus test…”
“I mean, every time I think about Him turning over the tables of the money changers, I get all excited. Because Jesus is fucking hot.”
“JESUS IS NOT HOT!”
“He’s totally hot! Admit it!”
“YOU CAN’T SAY JESUS IS HOT!”
“I can! Read Matthew! Read John!”
I plugged my ears. "NO! JESUS IS NOT HOT!"
New Slang laughed while I felt physically ill.
Which brings us to today. Often on my other blog, I have something I call "The Friday Challenge." Issued on a Friday, readers have several days to contemplate said challenge. I've asked people to give me their most irrational fears and write my new personal ad (not at the same time, though that does give me an idea for next week). This time, I'm asking you to post the craziest conversation you've had with anyone that would somehow rival the end of mine, which is "Jesus is fucking hot." Post your best example by Tuesday, September 16, 12:00 noon, PST. I’ll pick the winner the following Friday and he or she will get bragging rights.
Game on, people.
*hr
*So named because I think I’m going to use the term “Jesus is hot” as slang for “that’s crazy talk.” Forever and ever, Amen*.
**Does anyone else call shenanigans on fat free half ‘n’ half? I just can’t see how there isn’t something completely wrong with that concept. It must be either a total lie and is therefore loaded with fat, or it causes cancer. There can be no in between!
***which can be saved redeemed for either a tenured track position in the discipline of your choice, or a sabbatical in Greece. Proof of purchase not required.
*[The footnote of a footnote! Eat that David Foster Wallace!] The conversation above ended abruptly when I said, “I’m so putting this on the blog!”
“No! You can’t!”
“Come on. You just said, ‘Jesus is fucking hot!’ How can I not use that?”
“You can’t!”
"I’ll give you a fake name.”
“Do you do this to all of your friends?”
“Oh yes.”
"Well, okay."
"To be fair, no one has ever given me a "Jesus is fucking hot" before."
"Just don't make me look bad."
"I'll do my best, but you've set a high bar here."
according to: http://open.salon.com/blog/heather_ryan/2008/09/12/crazy_talkthe_friday_challenge
We sat at the kitchen table, drinks in one hand, pita pieces in another, and talked. We talked way into the night about motherhood and academia and the difficulty of finances and men. It was a good night, made even better by the fact that New Slang is incredibly smart in a way I’m not, but we complement each other pretty well. She’s way more theoretical and academic than I am, and her capacity for remembering specific philosophies of people like Hegel and Heidegger is astounding.
If you’re wondering why I’m not so good at those types of things, it’s because that, even though I know better, every time someone says “Hegel,” I think, “You mean Katherine? I really liked her in Knocked Up.”
This is why, though I may teach college, I will never truly be an academic. I only win Academe Points*** because I at least know better than to mention the actress, as opposed to the philosopher.
But at my kitchen table, with a few shots of Starbucks liqueur in her, New Slang Philosopher was more in my normal league of thought. This became readily apparent when she started telling me about her conversion to Christianity as a teenager. This was immediately interesting to me, because New Slang is so different now, and because I had a conversion story myself, so I could relate. Toward the end of the story, New Slang gave a few reasons why she thought the teenage conversion worked, and so said, “And, you know, Jesus was this really cool guy.”
“Yeah. I always kinda thought that.”
“I mean, he was so charismatic. With all those sermons and the way he led people.”
“Totally agree.”
“He was kinda hot.”
I choked on my drink. “Wait What?”
“You know. He was so amazing in the Bible. Imagine what it would have been like to be around him. You’d be attracted to him.”
I tried to consider this for a moment. “Maybe,” I said. “But he’d smell bad.” When New Slang frowned at me, I added, “Because there weren’t showers.”
(Note to self: if you ever again use the sentence “because there weren’t showers” to make an argument about Biblical times, unless it's about leprosy, then I’m going to kick your ass.)“No one had showers, TM. You would have smelled the same way.”
“Oh yeah.”
"Look, don’t you think Jesus was cute?”
“Uhhh…”
"Because I’ve read lots of religious and theological texts, and I’m telling you, lots of nuns think the same way.”
“I’m not sure nuns are a good litmus test…”
“I mean, every time I think about Him turning over the tables of the money changers, I get all excited. Because Jesus is fucking hot.”
“JESUS IS NOT HOT!”
“He’s totally hot! Admit it!”
“YOU CAN’T SAY JESUS IS HOT!”
“I can! Read Matthew! Read John!”
I plugged my ears. "NO! JESUS IS NOT HOT!"
New Slang laughed while I felt physically ill.
Which brings us to today. Often on my other blog, I have something I call "The Friday Challenge." Issued on a Friday, readers have several days to contemplate said challenge. I've asked people to give me their most irrational fears and write my new personal ad (not at the same time, though that does give me an idea for next week). This time, I'm asking you to post the craziest conversation you've had with anyone that would somehow rival the end of mine, which is "Jesus is fucking hot." Post your best example by Tuesday, September 16, 12:00 noon, PST. I’ll pick the winner the following Friday and he or she will get bragging rights.
Game on, people.
*hr
*So named because I think I’m going to use the term “Jesus is hot” as slang for “that’s crazy talk.” Forever and ever, Amen*.
**Does anyone else call shenanigans on fat free half ‘n’ half? I just can’t see how there isn’t something completely wrong with that concept. It must be either a total lie and is therefore loaded with fat, or it causes cancer. There can be no in between!
***which can be saved redeemed for either a tenured track position in the discipline of your choice, or a sabbatical in Greece. Proof of purchase not required.
*[The footnote of a footnote! Eat that David Foster Wallace!] The conversation above ended abruptly when I said, “I’m so putting this on the blog!”
“No! You can’t!”
“Come on. You just said, ‘Jesus is fucking hot!’ How can I not use that?”
“You can’t!”
"I’ll give you a fake name.”
“Do you do this to all of your friends?”
“Oh yes.”
"Well, okay."
"To be fair, no one has ever given me a "Jesus is fucking hot" before."
"Just don't make me look bad."
"I'll do my best, but you've set a high bar here."
according to: http://open.salon.com/blog/heather_ryan/2008/09/12/crazy_talkthe_friday_challenge
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
thE nUrsE-pAtiEnt dynAmic
I hope you all had a beautiful Valentine's Day. I'll just jump straight to the point here - I absolutely hate Valentine's Day. Yes, I'm happily engaged to my soulmate, and no, it's not his fault. I think it has a little something to do with sitting in the hospital on Valentine's Day sixteen years ago... I was a little 5 year old who had spent the previous couple days being poked and prodded and even held down screaming at the top of my lungs as a doctor drilled into my bone to remove some bone marrow for testing. Every year, I try to be excited about Valentine's Day, but those memories are still so loud. I didn't know it then, but it was the end of the only 5 normal years I'd ever have and the beginning of a lifetime of excruciatingly difficult experiences.
What does this have to do with Change of Shift? Well, this is the Nursing Blog Carnival. I'd like to ask all of you nurses - and other wonderful allied health guests - to join me in remembering that little girl scared to death sixteen years ago. Every patient is that little girl. Every patient is full of emotions and questions, even the healthy ones. Every smile you see has a fair chance of being a well-maintained facade that could very well crumble to pieces when you leave the room. Every patient has a voice, but so many are too scared or intimidated to use it. It's so easy to get caught up in the day to day, but I can assure you that whatever field you're in, your words and your smile can make or break a patient's day and truly change their life.
That 5 year old's first hospital experience was with her nurse. The nurse was doing all of the admitting paperwork and the little girl asked if she could please have an apple juice. Of course said the seemingly friendly nurse. But the nurse had two things when she returned - the apple juice and an IV. The little girl was petrified of that nurse for the rest of her stay. The nurse had betrayed her trust, and the little girl was sure if she asked for anything again, she'd get something bad from the nurse, too.
It's the simple things, it really, really is. And let me tell you, it doesn't end in Peds. Those adults are just as scared too. If you slow down enough to sit and see how someone is really doing, you'll be amazed how much they'll open up. You'll be shocked at how human they really are, especially as we are so used to the fast-paced healthcare system that forces us to go in and out of patient rooms with an objective and unattached mindset.
They're real people, just like you. Just like me. As cliche as it this statement is, treat each patient how you would like to be treated. You'll be amazed how the nurse-patient dynamic will drastically change. You'll be able to better help the patient with their increased openness and honesty. Can you remember to come back in an hour to check on them if that's what you promised? If not, set your watch alarm for 60 minutes. You might be the only familiar face that patient will see all day. He may be sitting there watching the clock just waiting for your smile. :)
according to: http://www.crazymiracle.com/
What does this have to do with Change of Shift? Well, this is the Nursing Blog Carnival. I'd like to ask all of you nurses - and other wonderful allied health guests - to join me in remembering that little girl scared to death sixteen years ago. Every patient is that little girl. Every patient is full of emotions and questions, even the healthy ones. Every smile you see has a fair chance of being a well-maintained facade that could very well crumble to pieces when you leave the room. Every patient has a voice, but so many are too scared or intimidated to use it. It's so easy to get caught up in the day to day, but I can assure you that whatever field you're in, your words and your smile can make or break a patient's day and truly change their life.
That 5 year old's first hospital experience was with her nurse. The nurse was doing all of the admitting paperwork and the little girl asked if she could please have an apple juice. Of course said the seemingly friendly nurse. But the nurse had two things when she returned - the apple juice and an IV. The little girl was petrified of that nurse for the rest of her stay. The nurse had betrayed her trust, and the little girl was sure if she asked for anything again, she'd get something bad from the nurse, too.
It's the simple things, it really, really is. And let me tell you, it doesn't end in Peds. Those adults are just as scared too. If you slow down enough to sit and see how someone is really doing, you'll be amazed how much they'll open up. You'll be shocked at how human they really are, especially as we are so used to the fast-paced healthcare system that forces us to go in and out of patient rooms with an objective and unattached mindset.
They're real people, just like you. Just like me. As cliche as it this statement is, treat each patient how you would like to be treated. You'll be amazed how the nurse-patient dynamic will drastically change. You'll be able to better help the patient with their increased openness and honesty. Can you remember to come back in an hour to check on them if that's what you promised? If not, set your watch alarm for 60 minutes. You might be the only familiar face that patient will see all day. He may be sitting there watching the clock just waiting for your smile. :)
according to: http://www.crazymiracle.com/
The game to finals
Mac Mac Cardona connected a triple in the crucial stretch to lift Talk ‘N Text past San Miguel Beer via overtime, 116-115, Sunday and clinched the first finals slot in the 34th Philippine Basketball Association-KFC Philippine Cup at the Cuneta Astrodome.
Cardona, who finished with seven triples in the match, got away from the tight guarding of Dondon Hontiveros to score the marginal goal that ended the best-of-seven semifinal series, 4-2.
Talk ‘N Text, who have only the 2003 All-Filipino Cup and 2008 Centennial Cup to speak of, reached the finals for the 7th time since joining the league in 1990.
“I just told them to play with their best and play with their hearts. It was exactly a year ago at a little restaurant in Greenhills, I told them in just one year, I will lead this team into the finals. And it happened now,” said Talk ‘N Text coach Chot Reyes.
The Tropang Texters were leading by as much as 17 points, 77-60, courtesy of Jimmy Alapag’s four straight triples with still 7:08 left in the third period.
But the Beermen came back on time behind Marc Pingres, Danny Seigle and Hontiveros’ fiery 14-2 run to grab the lead, 105-103, with only 2:03 remaining.
Despite losing 6’8” Yancy de Ocampo, who is serving a one-game suspension, the Tropang Texters dominated the match three-fourth of the way, thanks to Cardona, Alapag and Dillinger, who combined for 75 points, which is more than half of their total production.
Coach Reyes also lost Ranidel de Ocampo, who was thrown out of the game after committing a flagrant foul-two on Lordy Tigade still 7:02 left in the second period.
And even as Dellinger committed his sixth foul with 2:56 remaining, the Trpopang Texters played with enough confidence by outscoring the 17-time titlist Beermen in the overtime period.
The Tropang Texters will face the winner of the match between Alaska and defending champion Sta. Lucia Realty.
The 6’2” Cardona scored a game-high 34 points, while Alapag settled with 27 and 14 from Dillinger.
Danny Seigle topscored for the Beermen with 32 points.
according to: http://www.yehey.com/sports/full_article.aspx?id=233278&categ=6
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