I believe life is a learning experience and we all have certain personal strengths and weaknesses. Knowing what I am good at and what I am weak at can help me become a better person. By observing a variety of clues relating to my appearance, vocabulary, body language, occupation, education, and personal interests, I discovered that I need to be more effective in the way I communicate not only verbally but I also need to pay closer attention to my body language.
First of all I want to mention that communication is an integral part of all aspects of my life. However since I am Latin and my first language is Spanish I find verbal communication to be much more difficult at times. I find that I have difficulty expressing myself due to my limited vocabulary. This is one of my biggest weaknesses. During every day communication, however, face to face interaction is the form of communication I perform best since I can communicate not only verbally but with body language as well. I consider verbal communication to be most effective when people are willing to listen, work together and share information in order to do what it takes to do a job done.
I find that being able to speak fluent Spanish is a valuable strength that I am able to utilize on a daily basis when communicating with co-workers and guests. I feel that this will also be of great value after I have achieved my degree and begin my career. I have found that many people visiting from various other countries including South America as well as Europe speak Spanish most often better than they speak English. Because I speak Spanish, I am able to extend the value of customer service our hotel has to offer.
A huge part of my daily communications comes from my body language. I don't feel that I concentrate enough on my facial expressions. I may not always provide the smile necessary when greeting guests. Other times if I am having a
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