Assignment No. 9 (Short Essay)
Reflect and analyse yourself as a communicator, specifically in your use of verbal and
nonverbal modes of expressing meanings.
Since I was in grade school I found myself happy doing public speaking, this supports the
fact that I am one of the most talkative students in class. Today as I look back to reflect and analyze
myself as a communicator, I discover and realized many things about what I am as a
communicator, but to this point, I will focus on my verbal and nonverbal modes in expressing
myself and my ideas.
In some verbal conversations I experienced, I can notice that often, when I am talking to
someone they usually come up with an interpretation that sounds plausible to them but it isn't the
one I envisioned. And based on what I have read, I learned that the mistake is caused by a lexical
comprehension problem, mishearing statements, or the communicators (which is me, or the one I
am talking with) are experiencing difficulty with syntax or grammar. Somehow, these experiences
are the reason why sometimes I worry to open up what I feel inside or talk about serious matters,
because of the idea that they might misconceive my thoughts. Furthermore, I found out that my
verbal communication styles are: High-context because I use implicit verbal codes, though I do
say much, yet the meanings are hidden between the lines or in what I didn't say. Indirect, because
I employed a succession of sentences since it allows me to organize an argument while it reduces
the impact of the argument. Self-effacing, because I use moderation and modesty in my speech,
then when I'm asked about my accomplishments, I have a noticeable pause in my voice. Elaborate,
because I enjoy utilizing energetic and passionate words.
At first, I thought that I do have less experiences in nonverbal communication, but I think
on days where I feel to stay silent the whole day, I think I can credit those as my nonverbal
communication experiences.
During analyzing myself as a communicator, and reading at the same time, I was
enlightened that nonverbal communication can be intentional as well as unintentional. One of the
examples of unintentional nonverbal communication is when my parents can distinguish my
emotion by my actions or my facial expression, they already know what I need without telling any
Reflect and analyse yourself as a communicator, specifically in your use of verbal and
nonverbal modes of expressing meanings.
Since I was in grade school I found myself happy doing public speaking, this supports the
fact that I am one of the most talkative students in class. Today as I look back to reflect and analyze
myself as a communicator, I discover and realized many things about what I am as a
communicator, but to this point, I will focus on my verbal and nonverbal modes in expressing
myself and my ideas.
In some verbal conversations I experienced, I can notice that often, when I am talking to
someone they usually come up with an interpretation that sounds plausible to them but it isn't the
one I envisioned. And based on what I have read, I learned that the mistake is caused by a lexical
comprehension problem, mishearing statements, or the communicators (which is me, or the one I
am talking with) are experiencing difficulty with syntax or grammar. Somehow, these experiences
are the reason why sometimes I worry to open up what I feel inside or talk about serious matters,
because of the idea that they might misconceive my thoughts. Furthermore, I found out that my
verbal communication styles are: High-context because I use implicit verbal codes, though I do
say much, yet the meanings are hidden between the lines or in what I didn't say. Indirect, because
I employed a succession of sentences since it allows me to organize an argument while it reduces
the impact of the argument. Self-effacing, because I use moderation and modesty in my speech,
then when I'm asked about my accomplishments, I have a noticeable pause in my voice. Elaborate,
because I enjoy utilizing energetic and passionate words.
At first, I thought that I do have less experiences in nonverbal communication, but I think
on days where I feel to stay silent the whole day, I think I can credit those as my nonverbal
communication experiences.
During analyzing myself as a communicator, and reading at the same time, I was
enlightened that nonverbal communication can be intentional as well as unintentional. One of the
examples of unintentional nonverbal communication is when my parents can distinguish my
emotion by my actions or my facial expression, they already know what I need without telling any
