My husband, who is the Pastor of our church, demonstrates competent communication when conducting Bible Study, Children’s Church and during his Sermon. For starters, he often has props when speaking to a crowd; whether it be power point slides, fill in the blank, test, posters or whatever is needed to provide a visual for the audience to engage in. I like the way he starts off by setting the tone through story telling. He does this so that he captures the audience attention before going into the scripture. He has a way of magnifying a person’s mind that they become so engross in what he is saying, they want to hear more. The one thing that I find very impressive when listening to my husband speak is that regardless of the age of the crowd, he makes sure that he reference something to each age group that makes it easier to understand what it is he is trying to communicate to them by relating it to our everyday lives. In other words, my husband caters to his audience instead of making his audience cater to him. This is what makes him an effective leader.
I would definitely want to model my communication behaviors after him because he puts the needs of his audience before his own and that is the way it should be. As professionals we must find ways to stimulate our children minds and eagerness to learn. We have a better chance of doing this by first understanding how each child learns best. The younger the child, the short his or her attention span; therefore, we must find ways to obtain and maintain their attention. In order to be an effective leader, I must gain the skills and knowledge needed to communicate efficiently with my children and their families. 
I believe this can be best accomplished by respecting and accepting individual differences.
I believe this can be best accomplished by respecting and accepting individual differences. 
Your post made a very good point---cater the audience. We must know who we are talking to whether it may be a group of small children or a group of teenagers to be effective communicator.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I learned as a high school teacher assistant, teenagers liked to be heard and wanted someone to communicate interactively instead of authoritatively. It had gotten to a point where I realized the numbers of teenagers just wanted to feel secure in my presence.
It was an experience I would never forget.
I feel that grabing your audiences attention is an essential part of communication. I like that your husband uses props and trys to relate to his audience on their level. This is so important when talking to anyone. Keeping the audience engaged and wanting to understand will help us all work together.
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