My personality falls into two categories. The first is
carefree, outgoing humorous personalities which can approach strangers with
ease and start a conversation. This usually occurs outside the professional
setting where I’m not concerned with maintaining my professional bearings. I
generally don’t care if I am rejected as his is my “off duty” side and it
serves as a purpose to relax and enjoy myself. When starting a new conversation
with someone I’ll ask the basic, ritual questions and observe their body language.
If they continue to be interested in a conversation I’ll digress into other
topics. If their body language appears to be apprehensive then I’ll wrap up the
conversation with “have a good day” and move out to somewhere else.
The second personality I claim to have is within a
professional setting and here is where the art of conversation is important.
Although body language plays a part your qualifications or certifications also
come into play. I’ve always stayed within my lane. It appears foolish in my
organization to talk about something you have no idea about. The one thing I
need to work on is to be an active listener. I have the ability to complete
people’s sentences or ideas before they do which naturally turns me ears off
when they are talking. I first identified this during the self awareness
section of MSLD 520 and have been working to improve m listening skills. I’ve
been able to improve slightly but by continually working towards being a better
listening I will be a better conversationalist.
Another aspect to my
professional personality is that rejection is common. Since we all work within
specific fields it is easy for you to associate within your group. At times we
venture out however like the readings suggest you should anticipate rejection.
Lastly, I think that body language and conversational skills will be the key
indicators to breaking the ice when making contact with someone new.
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