Looking back at my first blog post, I have emphasized that communication is an important tool for a successful society. Furthermore, I have even talked about the verbal and non verbal cues. When I wrote my first blog I was not quite sure about how these things are applied in the society. But as I gone through the 12 weeks of this course, I have gained insight of how really communication is important. In essence, I learned that effective communication is not just about the exchange of information, ideas and feelings; it is also about understanding and being understood in verbal and nonverbal messages. I learned that even the way of delivering a single word is very important for an effective communication. For example, in oral presentations the appropriate volume and speed are essential.
For 12 weeks of this course, the part which I felt that it was really useful was “Job search communication”. I understand that even the pattern of writing a resume depends greatly on its outcome for a particular job. As I view my resumes which were written prior to this course and also after this course, I came to know that this course has really enhanced my skills to a great extent. Another advantage, I gained from ES course is the opportunity to do a survey report. Even though the report was a bit stressful for me, this experience helps me to broaden my skills of how to do a survey and also to write a long formal report. I also had the opportunity to get new friends through this module. Moreover the videos shown in class help me a bit to estimate the difference of good and bad ways of communication. This course has helped me overcome my fear of communication a bit.
On the whole, I feel that this module is absolutely beneficial for all students specially graduating students. Even though this course has high workload, I was really happy that I learned things which were very essential for my future career.
