College and Communication

When looking at the responses concerning communication, I first highlighted the main idea in each response. I looked for any thing that indicated whether they stayed the same,an increase or decrease. When it increased or decreased, I kept track of each time someone responded with an increase or decrease in communication skills. I also noticed when someone mentioned the skills that affected their negotiation or communication skills. There were almost no responses that indicated people's communication skills decreased while attending college. If anything, their skills stayed the same. People reported that their communication continually gets better during college, and they have become more open with themselves and about others. Several responses also suggested that activities and experiences at college has helped them to make these improvements in negotiation and communication while attending college. Even people who still consider themselves shy, they describe themselves as more outgoing and social than they were in the past. For the most part all responses reported to the question were positive improvements. According to the responses, people have taken more responsibility in their communication which has allowed hem more practice in communication and negotiation. People who reported an increase of communication skills also reported an increase in confidence and ability to make friends. Patience also influenced how they interacted with people. They reported being able to communicate and negotiate better with others because of becoming me patient since college. The repeated themes that were seen throughout the responses were :

·    Communication 

       More Confident

·         Stronger Communication Skills

·         More Talkative/Open

·         More Direct / Blunt Straightforward

·         More Social/Outgoing  

·         Respect Other Opinions / More Open Minded

·         Always good at communication /No Change

·         More willing to walk up to people

Negotiation

·         Better at negotiation

·         Increased Patience

·         More Confident

·         Seeing Different Points of views

·          Better Communication

·         Easier Communication