I decided to choose my daughter to have the interview with. She is a teenager and it seemed like a great opportunity to have a mindful conversation with her. We held this conversation at Starbucks over some pastries and an espresso. Usually when we go to Starbucks to have our refreshments, we just sit there on our phones, and other electronic devices without saying a word to each other. This time was much different, thanks to this assignment. We had fun and I was able to catch up on some lost time. We never really sit and talk, it’s always, hey or what’s up, and quick passer byes. It was not easy being mindful during this conversation. I struggled with being mindful towards her. It was hard to concentrate fully on what she was saying without …show more content…
She took it as I was trying to rush her, with me talking out of turn and she accused me of not listening during the moments that I did speak to soon. My daughter was being unmindful a great deal during our conversation. She would pick up her phone send a text while trying to talk to me and she would then ask, “what are we talking about again.” To me that indicated that she would much rather talk to someone else, and with that notion I did hurry the conversation along. Doing a lot of self- monitoring I did not notice any non-verbal mindfulness communication on my part. My daughter on the other hand, however did. She was rolling her eyes, crossing her arms and even put her head down at one point, and during some of the conversation she would cover her face up. The effect it had was that her non-verbal cues, even though it was not in words had an influence on the communication flow. Our conversation was uncomfortable during those …show more content…
One of the strategies that I used was mirroring. When she would shift her posture and slouch, I would also shift some and would not sit up as straight. I would also take a swallow of my espresso when she did hers. My daughter typically changes her tone and speed of speech according to her emotions and excitement at that given moment. I would also change my speed and tone to mimic hers. The mirroring technique worked very well, helping keep our conversation and communication more open and friendly. The other strategy that I used that was evident to our conversation was empathy. I actually put myself in my daughter’s shoes, so I could open up more and use my active listening skills more with her. I did notice that she was also listening actively because she was actually paraphrasing. Basically telling me what I had already said but using her own words in doing
The title of chapter one is called Introduction to Interpersonal communication. This chapter is mainly talking about interpersonal communication among materials that are very important to us such as interpersonal communication to our life, interpersonal communication and social media and interpersonal communication principles. They are many more that was talked about in the chapter put those three were the main thing that stood out to me. In this discussion paper, I am going to talk about the things that grab my attention while looking over my notes and by looking over my chapter. Those materials are the interpersonal communication to our life, interpersonal communication and social media and interpersonal communication competence.
There are certain parenting values that are very important to the stability and effectiveness of a family. These important values include parents being able to communicate effectively with their children, being patient, and consistently disciplining the child. Communication between a parent and child should be a daily routine. Ask the child how he or she is doing in school, or how the child is feeling. In “Teenage Wasteland”, Daisy’s low confidence disables her to communicate with Donny. Daisy is so...
I should learn how to understand and get to know the child. There were two mistakes that I was able to identify thanks to the theory of Therapeutic Alliance. It is not just reading the questions and getting answers to complete the assessment. To begin, I needed to build a trustworthy scenario where children will be able to talk and disclose the information easily. Unfortunately, my settings does not allow me to provide the child a private place where they are able to disclose information that they may feel comfortable to discuss any topic. As well I needed to advice and explore with Maria which is the problem and help her to identify how to approach the issue. Mostly important that Maria thought there was no issue. The book Interpersonal Process in Therapy by Edward Teyber “In keeping with Client Response Specificity it will be more challenging for some cultural groups to engage initially because family structure or culture endorses a more hierarchical teacher-student (therapist-directed) interaction. Age, race, economic class,
In every society nonverbal communication is one of the most powerful tools that a person can use to interpret the message that is being delivered. Even though verbal communication is fairly straightforward, nonverbal communication allows others to sense the true emotions of the person that is expressing them. For example even though a person may say that they are not irritated, their usage of voice may display otherwise. Nonverbal communication not only reveals hidden messages, but it also complements, substitutes, and exaggerates verbal communication.
There are all different types of communication that people will use through out their life. The most important type of communication is interpersonal communication. Interpersonal communication differs from other forms of communication in that there are few participants involved, the participants are in close proximity to each other, there are many sensory channels used, and feedback is immediate. Interpersonal communication is the information received from listening to what someone else is saying. Interpersonal communication always uses intonation, diction and enunciation to give meaning to information. Intonation, diction and enunciation sometimes give more meaning to what is being said than the actual words themselves. In the following paragraphs, I will explain to the reader the importance of interpersonal communication in business.
She felt that I maintained eye contact and reiterated her responses in a way to made her feel heard. The open-ended questions that I had integrated into the interview allowed her to realize the inconsistencies between her current behavior and her future goals. I big point from her was that I allowed her to do majority of the talking which she believed put her in control and that I wasn’t forcing her into a particular direction of change. She could tell that I wasn’t completely confident in the way that I asked my questions, using a lot of “um’s” and “so’s “. We also discussed how she felt about the amount of pauses I took in order to respond and how this made for a awkward silence, taking away the comfort of the setting. It was also brought up that I could have used more empathy when responding to her as it would of let her knew that I am taking into account the difficulty of the change for
example: when you talk to someone that is hard of hearing and you ask them to do
Competence in interpersonal communication can be assessed both through general interpersonal interactions and non-verbal communication. Both general competence and non-verbal competence are very important to the way that we communicate and have great influence on the message that we relay to those with whom we communicate. After watching the conversation recorded between Matt and I, I have realized that although there are some areas in which I am a competent communicator, there are areas where I could benefit to improve.
Clear and appropriate communication with children is important for the healthcare professional and patient alike. These skills in communication help build rapport, ease the child’s anxiety and put fear to bed. Mansson and Dykes (2004) stated that fear complicates a child’s life, in a clinical setting the healthcare professional can be the one to remove that fear through the use of effective therapeutic communication. What are the ways healthcare professionals can improve communication with a child? There are several strategies that can be used to establish and effectively deliver communication to children. The approaches discussed are aimed at patients in developmental phases ranging from: toddlers (2-3), preschool (4-5) and school-aged (6-12). Some strategies for enhanced communication include the use of non-threatening language, nonverbal communication, participation i.e. play and visual aids as well as a patient centred approach. Each of these tactics will be explored and combined are designed to overall improve therapeutic communication with a child patient.
Interpersonal communication skills are fundamental in every aspect of the day to day life. The way we talk, the gestures we make, the tone of our voice can say a lot about who we are. Personal impressions can be build up upon or destroyed if a balance is not found. In order to avoid being misrepresented or misunderstood, a self-assessment process of the way we communicate or project our self to other could potentially improve interpersonal relations at home, work, school, or socially.
Interpersonal communication is the process of people exchanging messages in relationships. Ranging from role relationships, to interpersonal relationships, to close and intimate relationships, each one of our interactions contribute to the formation, strengthening or weakening of relationships. Through these interactions and relationships, people fulfill the main interpersonal needs, consisting of social inclusion, affection and behavioral control. By exploring communication theories, such as social identity theory, self-expansion theory, uncertainty reduction theory and expectancy violation theory, I learned more about myself, as well as my relationships and surroundings.
Not only understanding one’s child, a parent should also express immensely more than a miniscule amount of communication. Granted that a caregiver communicates well with their son or daughter, many simply do not comprehend how to relate their experiences to their child’s
1. What are the three purposes for which people communicate? What percentage of a manager’s time is spent communicating? Give examples of the types of communication managers use.
The purpose of this paper is not to teach you, or to show you how interpersonal communication is essential to everyday life at home or work. But, I am going to do my best to at least show you how essential communication skills are in all areas of life by using me as the example. My plan is to focus on some of the elements of interpersonal communication that we have been touching on this semester. While reading our Interpersonal Communications Book, three goals kept being highlighted that I personally wanted to accomplish by the end of course. I’m sure that by now have noticed that I keep referring to my topics as goals. The reason why I’m doing so is because I’m still on that learning curve…an ongoing process. If can recall back to all of our assignment in this course they all bring one collective point. That point is that, Interpersonal communication is an essential skill in everything that we do in life.
Interpersonal communication is one of the significant skills while communicating with other individuals. It normally covers an extensive area and includes both verbal and non-verbal communication. Body language and facial expression may affect the accurateness of the message transmission directly. Interpersonal communication skills normally ensure that the message is sent and received correctly without any alteration thus improving the communication efficiency. Learning diverse aspects of interpersonal communication has greatly aided me in better understanding of what it consists. I am capable of applying the knowledge gained from this course to my personal experiences. This paper reflects on my personal experience in learning interpersonal communication.