As I am an introvert, my strength in communication is listening to others first before speaking. Therefore, I am usually the last few to speak in a group discussion. I will usually analyse the entire situation before speaking. However, this can be a drawback as other people's opinion will influence my thought. Not only that, I tend to think about how people view the situation and this caused me to forget what I wanted to say.
To me, listening and observing people is a way for me to learn what are the do's and don'ts in communication. I will be able to know whether that person is able to handle criticism, or whether I must rephrase my words such that no one gets hurt.
One of the major challenges I faced while communicating is not being able to get my point across. Sometimes, I have a tendency to be excited/nervous while I am speaking to people. I can feel my heartbeat beating faster the moment I get excited or nervous, and my mind will look like a mesh of tangled wires. This leads to a loss of words or not speaking clearly. Thus, the other party has to ask to repeat what I am saying a few times which always made me think whether I am speaking proper English or I am speaking too softly/fast.
Till date, I cannot find a solution to that challenge as a conversation between people occurs simultaneously. I don't have the luxury of time to rehearse what I want to say in my mind before speaking. Thus, I speak in point forms and try to connect them together which creates an incomprehensible sentences. Only those who knows be better are able to get the gist of what I am talking about.
