Cosc 494 Internship Reflection

Therefore, interpersonal skills with communication can help me be more successful as a manager and improve my working relationships with staff and partner agencies. The way I communicate with other people improves confidence, enhances my relationships with others thereby improving my effectiveness in the workplace.

How have I advanced my communication skills to be successful and progress in the profession? Reading over the paragraph about attentiveness, I am aware that communication is key. During a procedure everyone needs to be focused

This email got lost in the influx I had from graduate school! So sorry for just now getting back. I am currently doing my internship at The Civic Canopy, an organization focused on collective impact and community collaboration.

I am very excited for the opportunity to apply for the 400-Level Internship at the Hospital

There are many different types of communication skills. Communication skills are a vital part of most people's daily lives. We tend to use communication skills in everything we do, for example, listening, friendliness, confidence, empathy, respect and sometimes even non-verbal communication. I try to use good communication skills in everything I do because I know it will benefit me not only in present day but in the future. By using these skills I have learned that it makes it easier to communicate with others along with that it makes a personal connection with whoever you are speaking to.

This fall semester, I carried out an internship in the legal department of El Sol, Jupiter’s Neighborhood Resource Center. I assisted the legal program coordinator in filling out paperwork for clients and sat in on consultations with El Sol’s laborers about immigration and visa status, wage disputes, traffic tickets, and other legal troubles. On my first day, I quickly learned how difficult it is, as a part of a non-profit organization, to give people all the help that they need. Part of El Sol’s mission is to “give services to those in need” and they succeed at that in many ways. For example, El Sol’s School for Parents program taught parents positive reinforcement techniques for disciplining their children, such as praising good behavior and listening to their kids. The program as very well-liked by the participants, who felt that they learned useful lessons through the classes. However, in the legal department, it was more difficult to help people to the full extent of their needs.

What does the phrase “communication skills” mean to you? Are there any specific skills that come to mind?

Communication is important to me because it is a key component in maintaining professional relationships with my coworkers and customers. For example, part of my responsibilities as a project manager is scheduling and conducting scoping meetings with customers at Mississippi State University. During these meetings it is important for me to listen to the customer’s needs and wants for their project. By listening, it allows me to produce creative designs that meet both building codes and their scope of work. By maintaining good working relationships with customers, they gain trust in me that their project will be executed well and meet their expectations. Through this process I have also found that building positive relationships helps if any issues arise

S.W. Intern greets S.D. with a smile and thanked her for keeping her appointment. S.D. responds “yeah” and does not make eye contact. S.W. Intern starts with a bit of small talk about Halloween in order to to observe and infer the client’s state of mind.

Working at Sherwin-Williams I was assigned many different tasks that I worked on from learning the business side of running a store to doing daily store improvements. Some of the key things I worked on were the monthly budget, lead generation calls, building displays for sales, ordering trucks and helping with inventory. Each one of these tasks helped me with my learning objectives.

For example; a business owner need to have good oral and written skills in order to improve their distribution between the people in and out of the corporation. This can either hurt or better your profits due to the lack of or benefit of communication. “People who can communicate well will always be at the forefront of every organization” (Bethel University, 2014, pg 10). Having solid communication helps us to better connect with people, allows the build of trust and respect, and helps with problem

The purpose of this interaction was to actively listen and provide positive feedback on the different cases presented by the assigned interns.

I organised and prioritised tasks according to their urgency and importance. (e.g. I focused on vouching and performed inquiry at the client’s

was of value to me, when looking for a job and needing references. My preceptor is one of the most positive, encouraging people I have ever come across. He gives you the opportunity to learn as long as you want to. Doing my internship at Sheppard Pratt Health System, gave me the opportunities to see what kind of roles exist in healthcare Management duties. I worked ventrally in the entire department of the hospital; because of my role in the internship (Healthcare Management). I needed to know how the hospital operates if I were to be an Operational Director or an Administrative Manager/Director someday. The internship was what I expected, although I did not read anything about this site from previous interns. The best part of my internship was attending

After this internship made me realised how diverse engineering fields and there is so much new knowledge to learn, considering myself with electrical power engineering background working in construction site which may related on civil engineering field. When I studied the project plan documentations, there is some new term and I need to find extra information on the Internet myself to understand more about the ongoing project. Having said that, knowledge that I have obtained throughout my study in ECU proved to be useful such as basic CAD, mechanic and material courses during my first and second year which make me easier to understand the structure drafting of the floor plans.