Assignment on Project Communication Management and Use of Social Media

Active Listening Skill RASA Experience of Project Communication Management and Use of Social Media

            As the communication technologies are evolving people are becoming less focused on listening. They are forgetting the art of listening. After watching TED talk of Julian Treasure on listening I have found that we are not listening properly at all to our surroundings. I’ve come to know that there is a concept of active listening. I’ve then practised silence and RASA techniques that Julian mentioned in his video. I’ve noticed that by just being silent we can hear sounds that we never heard or paid attention to before. It requires you to be silent and focus on your surrounding sounds. After some time, you’ll start to hear different bits of sounds that you never paid attention to before. Also, if you increase your silence time and focus on different sounds channels you can focus on the sound of your liking which is called Mixer. After practising RASA (receive, appreciate, summarize, ask) with my friend I’ve realized that you can better understand people if you use this technique. This technique helps you in understanding other person’s point of view. By appreciating others, you can grab attention of others and make them more focused on listening to your point of view. By keeping your conversation precise and summarized you engage with your audience on deeper level and by asking them questions you get feedback.

            This technique can also help greatly in project management because communication is the main part of project management. You can apply RASA technique in project management to make communication within project seamless. You can handle misunderstandings and conflicts better by using this technique. Also, by keeping the information precise and summarized you can avoid overcommunication which leads to mismanagement in projects. Communication pays an important role in project management. By implementing Julian’s RASA technique, we can streamline communication between different channels of project management.

Social Media Usage and Its Impact on our lives

            Social media is becoming daily part of our lives and we are spending more of our time on social media than actual socializing. People are running after likes, followers and subscribers to achieve happiness. But are they happy? I think social media instead of bringing us together creating a social distance between us. People are getting confined in little space spending hours on social media and aware of their surroundings. They are living in a social bubble which is not actual part of their life. They have created a persona about themselves that they want to show the world. Social Media isn’t a bad thing in itself. What matters is how we are using this platform. Is it creating a positive impact on our life and others or not? We can regulate our social media usage by reducing our screen time. You can restrict social media applications from showing you notifications. Social media apps are designed to make you indulge in them for a longer period. If you want to truly connect with people you should meet them face by face and have a chit chat.

Covid-19 and our Lives: Due to covid-19 pandemic people have been forced to live in isolation. All the hustle and bustle of cities is now gone, and people are quarantined in their homes. This had forced people to spend time with their family. Before the pandemic people were busy in their office routine or doing their business and were giving less time to their family. People are now realizing that life is much more than just 9 to 5 job and business relationships. They are spending time with their family laughing together and enjoying little things in life. Now social media is used for talking with your loved ones instead of posting pictures of your food and updating status. Social Media is just a tool. If we use social media in a productive way, we can make a difference.