For the first part of this assignment I was required to report on how I saw myself as a communicator. In this second half, I have interviewed my mom, boyfriend and a new friend I made last semester to see how I communicate with others. Listening My Mom claimed I have selective hearing. She said that she can tell when I’m listening to her because I contribute to the conversation. She goes on to say that I only listen to people when they have something interesting to say or if it benefits me. My mom also said if she wants something done she doesn’t waste her time nagging at me face-to-face anymore, but rather sends me a text because I’m always on my phone and she knows I’ll see it. My boyfriend, Jose, said that I have selective hearing as well. He claims I’m stubborn because I only listen to him when I want to. He made the example of when my parents ask me to do something, I have to continually ask him what my parents said after they …show more content…
He said that there’s been some things that I should keep to myself but, he admires how I can express whatever I’m feeling without being scared of repercussions. Communication Weaknesses My Mom said my top communication weakness is my refusal to consider anyone else’s reasons or arguments. She made the point of her showing me a faster, more efficient way to do laundry and I refused to change the way I was doing it, even though it was 3x slower. She also said that I can work on not letting my emotions show in my face. Jose agreed with my mom in saying that I’m not open to others opinions. He said that I deliberately refuse to accept that I’m not completely right about something, in a way that is not helpful to other people and annoys them. Hugo said my weakness is I have no filter. He said I need to learn how to lessen the blow when being honest to others by sugar coating what point I am trying to get across. Doing this will decrease the possibility of hurting the other person’s feelings or offending