A Human Communicator
“How do I communicate? How do you?”
Communication, a universal need in order to understand one another. It is a bridge everyone use as a way towards a less-chaotic place to live in. Like how every individual has its own way of living, there are also different types of communicators to distinguish how one can communicate and how it can be received by someone who possibly has otherwise. Even as a student who majors in communication, there are still some instances where I don’t know what type of communicator I consider myself to be. Perhaps, I could be the functional one? Or maybe the Personal Communicator? I’d say, it depends on the situation and the topic being talked about. But thinking about it, I am probably more of a personal type of communicator. Funny to say but before becoming a BA Communication student, I was supposed to be an aspiring Psychologist. Being a Personal Communicator means you value feelings over logic and I do most of the time find myself being empathetic when talking to someone especially when the topic is quite sensitive. I focus on the the thought of the topic itself, diving deeper than maintaining shallowness. Considering the pros of being this type of communicator, there was this time when I was chosen to be a leader because most of the members were counting on me to direct and lead the group equally with consideration of others.
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This was way back when I was taking up Psychology major, we had to compose interviews with a so called “client” or I should say, groupmates should pretend one. I figured I lean on the emotional spectrum of the group work because even as that groupmate shared something valuable, I used it to drive over the motivational side of mine. On the other hand, there are times where hearing something I consider insensitive beats me up. Am I upset over what he/she said that seems so shallow for them? Am I overly sensitive to the point where I get petty over a statement or an opinion that doesn’t align with my own? Although, I usually find ways to try and understand that person. Maybe he/she is going through something or maybe there’s history behind this person that affected their way of thinking? Either way, I still feel that my emotions and feelings control over me.
“How to be a personal communicator in the realm of this field?” I’ve chosen this major after my previous one because to be an effective Psychologist, you shouldn’t encounter transference. You should maintain being professional and not let burnout empathy take over you. Nevertheless, here in Communication, as someone who looks up in being a Journalist someday, I can use this traits of being a personal communicator to put myself into the shoe of someone I’d be working with. For example, I’d like to make a documentary about the reality of one’s life. I’d make use of this type of communicator in a way where I can effectively be empathetic towards the people. Somehow, it will be easier for them to open up and we’d make the projects work because I’d help them somehow.
How do I communicate? I communicate with the use of my own senses, feelings and emotions because after all, I am still a human. How do you?
