Friday, September 27, 2013
Who am I as a Communicator?
How well do I know myself when communicating in any given situation.? This week I got the opportunity to take 3 assessments which allowed me to get to know myself better when communicating based on statements on each of these assessments. I also learn how two people that I know well felt about my communication style . One was a close friend, and the other a professional colleague. Based on the results from my self evaluation compared to the evaluation of my friend and colleague they know me very well. When communicating in certain situations I tend to not be very verbal due to nervousness, and a large crowd or group of people. My two evaluators felt the same way about my communication style on the Communication anxiety inventory and also on the verbal aggressiveness scale assessment. They did not quite understand how to do the listening styles profile, however based on my results I am people oriented, action oriented, content oriented, and time oriented. I will say this test was right on point about my listening styles.
The one thing that surprised me the most about myself was that I am more successful in classroom situations, than face paced environments. I cannot function when I am with people who are in a rush to get every thing done in one day. The insights I gained this week in doing these assessments was learning things that I did not realize about myself when communicating in different situations. I also learned that people whom you interact with on a daily basis really do know you, just because they never comment on things they see and hear , they are still listening.
I am enjoying this communication class. I am learning a lot about perceptions, communication styles, and most importantly how schemas play a part in becoming a competent communicator.
References
Rubin, R. B., Palmgreen, P., Sypher, H. E. ( Eds.). (2009). Communication research measures: A sourcebook. New York: Routledge.
Rubin, R. B., Rubin, A.M., Graham, E. E., Perse, E. M., & Seibold, D. R. ( Eds.) (2009). Communication research measures 11: A sourcebook. New York: Routledge.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Intercultural Communication
Inter-cultural communication is part of our daily life. There are a number of factors that impact our ability to be competent inter-cultural communicators. 1. Culture 2. Perceptions 3. Roles and Identities 4. Communication style 5. Personality. All of these factors may influence us directly or indirectly through our interactions with others ( Vuckovic, 2008).
When communicating with others we may have to ajust our behaviors according in order to get a better understanding of what others are trying to tell us. Therefore working with others, especially in the classroom with our young children and their families what we say, and how we say things are very important. We should not have assumptions as to how we think people from other cultures should act. Verbal and non verbal skills or cues are also important in communicating with others. Listenting attentively to what others may be saying and taking in as much information as possible will keep us connected to what is being relayed and enabling us to recieve the message that is indended for me to hear.
In our readings for this week we learned so much information about the Platinium or the Golden Rule. "Do unto others and you would have them to do unto you". To put this in plain English, treat others the way you wish to be treated. This is the first strategy I would apply to any communication style when interacting with others, whether it is children, their families, people in the community, or my professional colleagues. Being aware of cultural differences and adjusting my behavior according to their needs is the key ( Beebe, Beebe, 2011). Another strategy would be to practice active listening. Listenting to what others are saying , asking them to repeat what I think they said is part of me understanding what is being communicated to me ( O'Hair & Wiemann,2009). Having respect for the language others is important, some peole use different wordings or sounds to describe different things, we should not assume anything about what they are trying to communicate to us, until clarification is given.
References
Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J. & Redmond, M. V. (2011). Interpersonal communication: Relating to others. (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
O'Hair, & Wiemann, Real communication: An introduction. Bedford, St. Martin's.
Vuckovi, A. (2008). Inter-cultural communication: A foundation of communicative action. Multicultural
Education and Technology Journal, 2(1), 47-59.
Inter-cultural communication is part of our daily life. There are a number of factors that impact our ability to be competent inter-cultural communicators. 1. Culture 2. Perceptions 3. Roles and Identities 4. Communication style 5. Personality. All of these factors may influence us directly or indirectly through our interactions with others ( Vuckovic, 2008).
When communicating with others we may have to ajust our behaviors according in order to get a better understanding of what others are trying to tell us. Therefore working with others, especially in the classroom with our young children and their families what we say, and how we say things are very important. We should not have assumptions as to how we think people from other cultures should act. Verbal and non verbal skills or cues are also important in communicating with others. Listenting attentively to what others may be saying and taking in as much information as possible will keep us connected to what is being relayed and enabling us to recieve the message that is indended for me to hear.
In our readings for this week we learned so much information about the Platinium or the Golden Rule. "Do unto others and you would have them to do unto you". To put this in plain English, treat others the way you wish to be treated. This is the first strategy I would apply to any communication style when interacting with others, whether it is children, their families, people in the community, or my professional colleagues. Being aware of cultural differences and adjusting my behavior according to their needs is the key ( Beebe, Beebe, 2011). Another strategy would be to practice active listening. Listenting to what others are saying , asking them to repeat what I think they said is part of me understanding what is being communicated to me ( O'Hair & Wiemann,2009). Having respect for the language others is important, some peole use different wordings or sounds to describe different things, we should not assume anything about what they are trying to communicate to us, until clarification is given.
References
Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J. & Redmond, M. V. (2011). Interpersonal communication: Relating to others. (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
O'Hair, & Wiemann, Real communication: An introduction. Bedford, St. Martin's.
Vuckovi, A. (2008). Inter-cultural communication: A foundation of communicative action. Multicultural
Education and Technology Journal, 2(1), 47-59.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Effective Communication
The television show I chose was Here comes Honey Boo Boo. I have seen commericals from this show but never viewed a whole entire episode, so I got the opportunity on Wednesday to see the episode of the wedding.
Communication is the process of sharing thoughts and feelings between people through speaking,body language, or writing ( O"Hair & Wiemann,2012). In order to become effective in communicating the concept is to ensure that the content transmitted is recieved and understood in the way the message was intended. In the show the relationship based on the way the people are communicating is a family unit. The family consist of June (mother), Sugar bear (father), and 4 siblings, Honey boo-boo ( Alana), Lauryn ( pumpkin), Jessica, (Chubbs), and Anna ( Chickadee).
Findings from viewed with the Sound turn-off:
The feelings and expressions based on nonverbal behavior observed in my opinion is joy, happyness, feaf nervousnes, and anxiety, these are shared by June. Her facial expressions consist of the batting of the eyes, and her tone of speech is not consistent, kind of ramblimg. The children add on to the problem by constanly beating on the bath room door. From watching sugar bear he seems to be in control based on his facial expressions.
Findings of the show with the sound turn on:
At this point the weddings has begun. The wedding party marches out, leaving June and the person who walks her out alone. She seems to be more in control. She looks out of the window, and says "Old my GOD!" Sugar bear level of emotions at this point is a all time high. The movement of the lips indicates nervousness, and when he sees June, the eyes change to some what of a brighter state. He gets real emotional during the vows, and starts to cry outright.
I had no assumptions concering the show before I viewd it with the volume on or off. Based on what what I read about the characters, and the way they communicate with one another, I knew I would really enjoyed what I would see, or hear. However in this particular episode, the speech pattern, and the body language was kind of polished up. My assumptions might have been more correct depending on the context of a particular showI knew well. Communication involves, the extent to which the message is symbolic, the extent to which the code is shared,whether the message is culturally bound, and the percieved intentionality of the sender, and whether the decoding, or encoding message is transactional ( 2012).
In my opinion all of the skills have to be practiced and learned , therefore, no assumptions should be made as to waht we may think the intended message should have been from the sender.
This show was very, very, funny, exciting, and a wonderful show to watch for entertainment.
Reference
O'Hair, D., & Wiemann, M. ( 2012). Real Communication. An Intoroduction ( 2nd, ed.). New York. Bedford/St.Martin's.
The television show I chose was Here comes Honey Boo Boo. I have seen commericals from this show but never viewed a whole entire episode, so I got the opportunity on Wednesday to see the episode of the wedding.
Communication is the process of sharing thoughts and feelings between people through speaking,body language, or writing ( O"Hair & Wiemann,2012). In order to become effective in communicating the concept is to ensure that the content transmitted is recieved and understood in the way the message was intended. In the show the relationship based on the way the people are communicating is a family unit. The family consist of June (mother), Sugar bear (father), and 4 siblings, Honey boo-boo ( Alana), Lauryn ( pumpkin), Jessica, (Chubbs), and Anna ( Chickadee).
Findings from viewed with the Sound turn-off:
The feelings and expressions based on nonverbal behavior observed in my opinion is joy, happyness, feaf nervousnes, and anxiety, these are shared by June. Her facial expressions consist of the batting of the eyes, and her tone of speech is not consistent, kind of ramblimg. The children add on to the problem by constanly beating on the bath room door. From watching sugar bear he seems to be in control based on his facial expressions.
Findings of the show with the sound turn on:
At this point the weddings has begun. The wedding party marches out, leaving June and the person who walks her out alone. She seems to be more in control. She looks out of the window, and says "Old my GOD!" Sugar bear level of emotions at this point is a all time high. The movement of the lips indicates nervousness, and when he sees June, the eyes change to some what of a brighter state. He gets real emotional during the vows, and starts to cry outright.
I had no assumptions concering the show before I viewd it with the volume on or off. Based on what what I read about the characters, and the way they communicate with one another, I knew I would really enjoyed what I would see, or hear. However in this particular episode, the speech pattern, and the body language was kind of polished up. My assumptions might have been more correct depending on the context of a particular showI knew well. Communication involves, the extent to which the message is symbolic, the extent to which the code is shared,whether the message is culturally bound, and the percieved intentionality of the sender, and whether the decoding, or encoding message is transactional ( 2012).
In my opinion all of the skills have to be practiced and learned , therefore, no assumptions should be made as to waht we may think the intended message should have been from the sender.
This show was very, very, funny, exciting, and a wonderful show to watch for entertainment.
Reference
O'Hair, D., & Wiemann, M. ( 2012). Real Communication. An Intoroduction ( 2nd, ed.). New York. Bedford/St.Martin's.
Friday, September 6, 2013
Competent Communicator
The person that I chose who demonstrates being a competent communicator is my assistant principal in the school district I work in. This particular individual, who is a female really holds her own. She knows how to get the attention of the children as well as the staff members. When speaking she keeps goog eye contact and her facial expressions are not mean. Her body language is always at a composure which rarely changes. She is very consistent at what she does when speaking. My assistant principal talks in a calm voice, and always ask the question, " boys and girls do you understand". She leaves no doubt of what she is trying to convey to the audience she is communicating to.
As a early childhood professional, I feel that I have most of the traits that I observe in my assistant principal. However, I think that there are a few important pointers that I need to work on. My facial expressions determine what I am going to say. I also need to get better at my body language, for example the use of the hands when speaking, and I need to leave more of the head jestures out. All in all I need to work on having more postive composure.
In modeling my assistant principal I also need to work on relaying my messages in a more constucing way in order for my audience to recieve the messages I am trying to get across. I feel that learning different techiniques and strageties will help me to better myself when communicating with my children, parents, professional colleagues. Being able to communicate effectively is important to me, especially with the amount of situations which call for communication in many situations, and during many events and activities..
The person that I chose who demonstrates being a competent communicator is my assistant principal in the school district I work in. This particular individual, who is a female really holds her own. She knows how to get the attention of the children as well as the staff members. When speaking she keeps goog eye contact and her facial expressions are not mean. Her body language is always at a composure which rarely changes. She is very consistent at what she does when speaking. My assistant principal talks in a calm voice, and always ask the question, " boys and girls do you understand". She leaves no doubt of what she is trying to convey to the audience she is communicating to.
As a early childhood professional, I feel that I have most of the traits that I observe in my assistant principal. However, I think that there are a few important pointers that I need to work on. My facial expressions determine what I am going to say. I also need to get better at my body language, for example the use of the hands when speaking, and I need to leave more of the head jestures out. All in all I need to work on having more postive composure.
In modeling my assistant principal I also need to work on relaying my messages in a more constucing way in order for my audience to recieve the messages I am trying to get across. I feel that learning different techiniques and strageties will help me to better myself when communicating with my children, parents, professional colleagues. Being able to communicate effectively is important to me, especially with the amount of situations which call for communication in many situations, and during many events and activities..
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