mulat-mata (eye-open[er])

Week 1 Blog

When I was asked to think of a person who demonstrates competent communication within a particular context, I am reminded of a dear friend of mine, Alliet.  She is my friend from church and belongs to the same discipleship group I do.  Despite being much older than me, I always felt like I was talking to a peer. But when she talks with the other older members of our group, she adjusts very well to them too.  What I admire in her is her excellent use of the English language.  She is very fluent and can clearly communicate her ideas and thoughts through speaking, writing and even through the use of pictures.  Aside from that she uses the appropriate tone and language for each situation we are in.  She can also express even her innermost thoughts and feelings very well that I can feel what she feels just by listening to her.  Aside from being a good speaker and writer, she is also a great listener.  She pays close attention when other people are talking and remembers much of what we have said.  In fact, she would often follow-up on us by asking questions even weeks after we/I have shared something in the group.  She makes us all feel so important when she talks and listens to us, that I can see that most of the members of the group immediately gravitate towards her.  She seems to be able to maintain close relationship to all of the members of our quite huge group.

This is our church group (not complete though).  Alliet is the 2nd from the left, 2nd row.

I would like to be as eloquent as Alliet, but I would also like to be as good a listener as she is.  I often find myself easily distracted when I listen to other people and often times suddenly realize that I have not understood or remembered a single thing someone else said.  I would also like to make people feel valued and important like she does.

posted by Elizabeth King Santos @ 7:59 AM