My wife and I participated in communicating with an alphabet communication board. We attempted to discuss the evening plans including what we were eating for dinner and what we needed from the grocery store. As I started with the alphabet communication board, both her and I immediately discovered how difficult and time consuming communication would be. During my attempts to spell each word in a sentence, I found it difficult to indicate when the spelling of a word stopped and the next word began. This caused confusion with my communication partner as she continued to attempt to figure out the words within my sentence. Several times, I had to use a combination of head nods, eye contact and the yes/no portion of the communication board to indicate …show more content…
This, coupled with the fact that conversations took considerably longer exacerbated my frustration. When I was able to communicate effectively and my partner correctly identified my statements, there was a sense of accomplishment. However, my communication partner would quickly respond using her speech, which left me with an uneasy feeling. In a conversation with two participants who speak, there is a familiar rhythm within a conversation. During this communication experience, I found that, due to my delayed ability to convey my message, I felt I was significantly holding back my partner, thereby, throwing off the familiar rhythm of a speech conversation which added to my frustration. Also, control of the conversation seemed to heavily favor my communication partner, leaving me to respond to her statements far more than initiating my own. This added to my frustration and left me feeling like more of a passenger in the conversation than an active …show more content…
She also had to work hard in order to understand what I was attempting to say. Something I found interesting that I did not consider until this experience is the communicative partner who is not using an alphabet board or low tech AAC device cannot multitask. They must completely focus on the individual with the communication device in order to understand their message. To speed up the process, often, my communication partner would attempt to predict and finish my sentence. When she predicted incorrectly, this added to her frustration which, in turn, added more pressure on me to help her understand my
And sometimes I give too much information at once. So for the past six months I have been practicing talking slower when giving important information. And I am starting to see this work, as cadets in my flight are beginning to write down more notes, and they are not getting as many hand cramps. So, I believe I have demonstrated a strong skill in written and verbal communication
Just seeing the book on the table brought frustration to my soul. She would watch me read it out loud and correct me for any mispronunciation I made and then make me repeat the sentence over and over again. The books I read had a lot of words that were being repeated and over time I was able to pronounce it right with a clear voice.
Chapter two in the textbook Reflect & Relate an Introduction to Interpersonal Communication by Steven McCornack talks all about what “self” is and how to achieve complete fulfillment for one’s self which is also known as self-actualization. The components of self, as described in the book are, “ . . . self-awareness, self-concept, and self-esteem” (McCornack 39). Self-awareness is the idea in which one can take a moment to move feelings, beliefs, and other external influences aside and just evaluate oneself in a holistic perspective that is not skewed by opinions of others, etc. Having the ability to actually think about who one is brings a lot of power and mental stability in such a way that allows for improvement.
When using REBT to address Maliya’s problems my goals would be to help her recognize and correct irrational thinking and see how her thinking is connected to her behavior. . In order to accomplish this, I would simply explain the concept of irrational thinking and replacing it with more rational thinking. From this point we would begin to examine some of her flawed thinking. In order to find out what her self-talk is, we would need to examine some current problems that she faces by using trauma focuses cognitive behavior therapy and play therapy. By employing the A-B-C-D-E model of disputing, we would learn about her thoughts and feelings regarding any traumatic events.
In the textbook “Looking Out Looking In” from the section communication in romantic relationships authors Ronald B. Adler and Russell F. Proctor II state that “Communication skills are vital to making romantic relationships successful” (p.333). I selected this subject matter on the account of I believe that I related to it the most. For instance, being in a loving romantic relationship is not an effortless relationship to achieve; it takes arduous effort to be romantically connected to one’s mate. It is important to have intimacy, passion, and commitment in a romantic relationship. My wife and I work hard to achieve all three of these vital components of romance.
In my speech I discussed smoothie. I wanted to accomplish the goal of conveying to the audience that smoothie can be a nutrient-dense, on the go meal while providing the body with vitamins and mineral necessary for proper nutrition. I wanted to continue to work on having my speech sound more casual, not rehearsed and also try speaking at a slower rate Along with that; I wanted to continue not to let my nerves get the better of me. Before my speech, I was extremely engaged in the speaker that went before me.
According to Spitz-berg and Cupach's Interpersonal Communication Competence Self-Assessment, my high score indicates that I have a high level of communication competence. My test results suggest that I am highly motivated, knowledgeable, adaptable, and highly empathetic. By having these characteristics I believe I would be able to manage a highly confrontational situation with relative ease. I am able to communicate effectively and clearly during those awkward times. This assessment highlighted my ability to actively listen and stay engaged during communication, both verbally and non-verbally.
Consequently, I feel that I was able to effectively model the behaviors of a true stutterer. Performing these behaviors while communicating with my listener was very difficult because she had a hard time understanding what I was saying. There was one instance where I was so invested in planning what I was going to say and how I was going to say it, that I lost my train of thought and had to rephrase my
Analysis of a text from Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Cleese, J. et al., 1977 By Name Presented to Instructor Institution Course Date Analysis of a text from Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Cleese, J. et al., 1977 General impressions The text above is a conversation including three people and a minor fourth person, who is the soldier. One character, King Arthurand his knights’ wants to get into Guy de Lombard’s castle but Man does not allow them.
By practically gatekeeping the information and toying with the other person's needs to where they needed to reply with, "You're going
Too many people avoid engaging in the conversation process until their emotions, which have been bottled up because
Self-reflections on communication skills It is inescapable to have interpersonal conflict in any relationships and situations. (Solomon&Theiss, 2013) Yet, we should be able to handle conflicts with skills. Regarding the conflict I encountered, there are some communication skills I should have known and
The two key topics in class in the last weeks, for me. Two of the most relevant topics developed in the last weeks were: non-verbal communication and the barriers to communication. Everytime we communicate with another person or group of people, we have to take into account some factors other than what we are actually saying that can affect how the message is going to be received: body language, tone, intonation, facial expressions, and others; this is what we understand for non-verbal communication. As we saw in class “55% of communication is body language, 38% is the tone of voice, and 7% is the actual words spoken.”
Our body language and non-verbal hints such as eye contact or the lack of it. Our highlighting the positive and negative aspects of our communication styles, skills and effectiveness we all experience when we communicate. In this report, we will study and observe that how effectively communication skills can improve with the example/inspiration taking from a
In society today, communication classes are highly over looked because of our new developing technology. People don’t realize how much a communication class could benefit them. We have lost sight of verbal communication skills. This class has taught me to put my phone down and communicate with others. It has opened my eyes to the real world without technology.