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Your Guide to Difficult Workplace Communication

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Your Guide to Difficult Workplace Communication

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I struggled with In-person communication 

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I struggled with In-person communication 

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Due to the fact that with Covid-19 everyone was isolating and pretty much stuck in their houses, my main form of communication with family and friends was through a device whether that be through zoom, texting, facetime, Microsoft teams, or through social media. Because of this I got extremely used to communicating through a device that when became time to go back to normal and start talking to people at work and in classes face to face I found that it was a difficult transition.

-Sofia Colalillo

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I found online school to be very difficult during Covid, especially when we were put into breakout rooms on zoom classes. I found this way of communication to be extremely ineffective as most times, we sat in silence with our cameras turned off. I think none of us were comfortable talking in an online platform as it felt a bit concrete and un-natural. After Covid, I found myself being more eager to interact and talk with my peers in person. I felt more engaged in conversations and actually found myself to be more outgoing because I hadn't had in-person interactions with my classmates in a long time.

-Victoria

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How Communication Style was Affected During Covid

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How Communication Style was Affected During Covid

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During Covid I recall being isolated inside my home where I was unable to visit with family and friends. This affected my communication style greatly because I could only communicate with others using various platforms such as WhatsApp, FaceTime, and through regular phone calls.

As an educator I used Brightspace to run my Kindegarten class, where the students would mute and turn off their cameras. This impacted the way my teaching partner and myself ran our daily lessons as it affected the way we interacted and communicated with students and families which hindered our ability to create nurturing relationships.

Therefore, when we were able to inteact face to face individuals found it difficult as they were lacking knowledge and understanding of how to interact and socialize with each other effectively. We still are displaying disadvantages of Covid and I hope that we'll be able to overcome these issues to achieve success and build positive relationships with others.

Ramanpreet

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How Communication Style was Affected by Covid.

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How Communication Style was Affected by Covid.

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I began my first year of university during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the transition from high school to university was challenging. Instead of attending classes on campus, everything was online through Zoom or self-paced modules. I found it difficult to stay engaged, as classes often consisted of professors lecturing to a large group of black screens, with little interaction. Even breakout rooms were often awkward and silent, making it hard to connect with peers or feel part of a learning community.

- Prabhjit

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How my Communication Style was Affected by Covid

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How my Communication Style was Affected by Covid

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Due to the covid-19 pandemic it became increasingly more challenging to communicate with others, as we were all in our homes and isolated from each other. For this reason after the pandemic ended I was excited to communicate with friends and family in person once again. Although, communicating via facetime, group chats, phone calls and zoom meetings allowed for us to communicate with each other while we were all isolating at home, it did not replace the authenticity of a social interaction. Therefore, the pandemic made me cherish even small social interactions that we have with others.

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how my communication was affected by covid

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how my communication was affected by covid

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My communication style was significantly changed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the lack of in-person encounters, I mainly depended on written communication via emails and texts as well as virtual platforms like Zoom. In order to assure clarity without non-verbal clues, this change pushed me to be more thoughtful, succinct, and sympathetic in my messaging. Socially, I started making a conscious effort to keep up relationships by doing frequent virtual check-ins, strengthening bonds in spite of geographical separation. Active listening, patience, and the importance of nonverbal communication were highlighted by the difficulties of remote encounters. As a result of these adjustments, my communication style has changed, becoming more considerate and flexible in all contexts.

Dolcie davis

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How my communication sstyle was affected by Covid

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How my communication sstyle was affected by Covid

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Due to Covid-19, I realised how important communication and connection with others is. During Covid I made it a point to reach out to friends and family, especially those who I knew needed it more. Fortunately, I have been able to continue and prioritise connecting with friends and family more.

Qendresa.

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Due to COVID-19, I am now much more deliberate and explicit in my speech, particularly when interacting online. Realizing that other individuals were going through difficult situations made me more empathic. Inspired by Michelle Obama's focus on empathy and support, I now endeavour to speak with greater patience and compassion, and I also cherish deeper, genuine relationships.

Angelica D

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Before COVID, long conversations and back and forth topics were second nature to me. Unfortunately, due to the isolation and lack of practice of face-to-face conversation during the pandemic, my ability to converse for long periods of time (yap) have severely diminished. On the bright side, this change in communication helps me with my active listening skills as I am not accustomed to talking as much as I used to.

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One of the ways COVID affected my communication that I did not think would happen is how I would need to reach out more. While I would communicate with my friends over facetime and text, I did not feel the neec to reach out as much knowing I would see most of them during the school week or at our plans over the weekend. This made me ask to call more to check in or do things online together. And this was both for our mental health (since we were trapped with our families’) and boredom.

But during this time I realized the importance of reaching out, especially since I moved to Canada during this time. I knew in order to keep these relationships I would need to put in more effort. I have kept this up now and have supported/grown these relaionships.