Beyond Professional Communications...

It was the last lesson of the semester, yet it was the most impactful one.

“How are we communicating with our loved ones?” This question was asked by Ms. Lim as she brought the module to a close.

Somehow, when she asked that question, I was overwhelmed by it. This was because earlier on, when she mentioned a quote from my blog post, I was reminded of an objective that I wanted to achieve from this module- to be able to communicate better to improved relationships. Thus when the parting question was asked, I started to reflect on my communication with my loved ones.

Sad to say, I do not think I have achieved this particular goal. It is not because I did not learn anything from this module. Rather, in the midst of all the busyness of work and presentations, I have not actively put what I had learnt into my daily life.

So many times, I assume that my loved ones understand what I am trying to communicate. If they do not, I would instant complain “why don’t you understand” without thinking whether I put in effort to communicate properly. When interacting with strangers or friends, I would be the actively listener and good communicator but when communicating with loved one, I would slack off and take things for granted.

But this will change. I am really glad that Ms. Lim reminded me of my priorities and loves of my life and gave the challenge to rise up and apply what I have learnt beyond the context of “professional communication” but into our daily lives as well.

It may be the end of a module. But for me, it is definitely a beginning of actively putting what I have learnt into practice.