Week 4-Communication

When comparing how I assessed myself compared to how the two others assessed me, I was most surprised how they evaluated me in the verbal aggression part.  It surprised me the most because they scored me to be quite verbally aggressive when communicating.  It opened my eyes to be more alert to my verbal actions and has given me a big clue I might want to really focus on the words I use.

 

I also gained that I am highly anxious when communicating with others I do not know and in small group settings.  Also gained that I am people oriented person when listening to others which shows that I compassionate and care what others have to say.  These will influence my professional and personal life in many ways.  It makes me want to force myself to be part of small group meetings at work to learn to have my voice and start to gain more confidence in what I have to say.  It also impacts me to know that I will continue to be a good listener and be compassionate.

 

communication-week 3

I do find myself communicating with people from different groups and cultures.  I find myself uncomfortable in front of people who would be considered more experienced than I because I am afraid I will say something wrong. In my family, I have some very out spoken individuals and I find that I also limit my communication with them because most of the times they have a sarcastic remark or could care less to what you say.  Bring in front of cultures I am not familiar with, I tend to not act like myself in fear of doing something they are against or frown upon.  This in turn affects the communication between us.

 

Three strategies I could use to communicate more effectively with these groups:

 

-I can try and not judge others from different cultures and fear acting as myself but instead, try and get to know who they are first.

 

-Another strategy I could use in that of eye contact, try not to make direct eye contact with an individual in case their culture would consider that staring and not polite.

 

-The last thing I can do is confront the family member who is sarcastic and express to them how it makes me feel.  This will open the communication and allow more effective us of it.

Communication-Week 2

While watching the show with the volume off, I made the assumption that the main characters where close in some way.  Maybe family or very close friends because they were talking with one another on the phone then ended up meeting each other for lunch out.  Once they met up, the hugged as if they have some close connection with one another.  They are focused on each another and nodding their head and laughing.  They do not seem to be communication negatively.

 

The assumptions that I made were that the two girls were close friends or family.  I assumed that this was a show following these two girls closely and their lives they live.  I think my assumptions were pretty accurate once I watched the show with the volume on.  It is true that these two girls were friends from elementary school and lived close to one another and enjoyed sharing their lives with each other.

 

I learned that communication is very well seen from an outsider.  You can truly tell how a person feels about someone they are having a conversation with based solely on their nonverbal cues.  It was amazing to watch the program with no volume and then watch it with volume.  It really showed me that communication is seen through nonverbal cues.  An insight that I would have for you all would be to try and pay attention to nonverbal cues you are giving during communication because they can easily be misunderstood. 

 

 

Communication-Week 1 blog

A family member, my guardian, is someone who demonstrates competent communication within her everyday life, especially her career.  Some of the behaviors she exhibits that make her effective is her professionalism and listening skills.  Not only does she approach most communication professionally, she is a great listener and not one who interrupts.  She seems to always have the right thing to say, no matter the conversation or topic taking place. She is polite and very effective. 

 

I would definitely want to model some of my own communication behaviors after here because I think if she were an educator, she would be the ideal communicator.  She has skills and attitudes that are efficient and effective in a communication setting. She is confident in her communication skills as well, all things I believe I need to improve on to be a better communicator.