WEEK 4 BLOG:
What is the one thing that surprised you the most? Why? I think one thing that surprise me the most about how I communicate is that other people view me the same way. I always thought I was a people person but I never notice that it was so noticeable that I felt very uncomfortable in many communication contexts. I always felt confident when I communicated but I never thought other people notice the way I communicated to others especially my Supervisor Donna views was the same as my husband Ahmed.
What other insights about communication did you gain this week? I realize that self-concept and self-efficacy and self-esteem plays a important part in the way we communicate with other people. I also learn that my self-presentation is the perception others may view me. I feel it is ok for others to criticize or express their opinion because I believe their is a healthy way to express your opinion about someone and a unhealthy way. However I do believe that having a strong self-esteem about yourself is very important and to always be aware of others feelings.
I enjoyed reading your post and I agree with you that we need to have a strong self esteem about ourselves. We are all different and that's ok to be different. Many people want to be like everyone else but I feel we just need to be ourselves and have a strong self esteem. We all have feelings and words can really hurt sometimes more than actions. I have learned about so many cultures working with young children. I have learned to respect each one, I may not agree but I respect them. The children are learning so much from me but I am learning so much from them at the same time. Great post!!
ReplyDeleteDarrell,
ReplyDeleteDon't ever think that people don't notice your style of communication, they notice and they can tell you about yourself. Sometimes I think people aren't listening to me when I speak. The same people that I'm thinking aren't listening come right back and can tell me every word I said. Now that's listening and retaining. When we present ourselves in a way that let others know that we are not only concerned about you listening to me, but I'm also interested in what you have to say; they will find an interest in communicating with you. Thank you for sharing.
Brenda
Hi Darrell,
ReplyDeleteYour blog really gave light to my communication skills in regards of people noticing. I believed that people know I was people person, great at communicating, and most of all effective with communicating. When doing this assignment I used my fiance as one of the people and I was surprised that his view of my communication skills was different from my mine. However, this taught me that he was paying to attention to how I communicate and that was important to me. Thanks for sharing.