Assertive Communication: Part A A On August 25 2017, around 3pm I started to ring my associate teacher for arrangement visits. One of the teacher answered. After introducing myself, what institution I came from, I proceeded to talk about my associate teacher, I questioned her and said “Can I talk to Katrina?” That moment I felt awkward, start to make apology and end the call, when she said there’s no Katrina here. I supposed to say then Catherine. After checking and re-checking the name. I decided to make a call again, she humbly corrected me and said “I know you want to talk to Catherine but she’s not your associate teacher and she’s not here”. “Your associate teacher is Wei” she added. Without hesitation I replied “okay, no …show more content…
Additionally, the power of my words – volume, tone and intensity is normal and fits into the situation. (Bishop, 2013). In conclusion, it’s okay sometimes to be a passive communicator, but always try to be assertive. Listening skills A. On August 18 2017, I had a one on one conversation with my associate teacher regarding what I have done with my first week at the center. I replied honestly “So far so good and I am enjoying it,”. I listened to her as she speaks. I used facial expression and gestures in what my AT was saying. She also told me all the things I have done better and other things which I need to improve on. That was a short and casual discussion. At the end of the conversation, I observed things that I didn’t recognize in my first few weeks. B. I used listening skills in this situation, but when the time that I will apply those things, I observed that I heard it incorrectly and find my listening skills unsuccessful. C. I learned in communicating with adults, especially in this kind of situation that we need to be humble and honest with ourselves. D. Keep an open mind as well as for respect, don’t interrupt if someone is speaking. Lastly, listen carefully and try to picture what the speaker is trying to say. E. As I reflect on this situation, what I did was, I tried to apply all the things that I heard, but unfortunately, there some things that I heard incorrectly. For example, if someone is talking about rats and you feel
What i plan on doing in the future to prevent this in the future is think before speaking or acting out and think
At 1:00 p.m. I entered into Evoline C. West Elementary school on Thursday, July 12 2012 for an interview with Mrs. Yolanda Lawrence. As I entered the classroom, I was greeted by Mrs. Lawrence, the head teacher in this classroom. Mrs. Lawrence has no assistant at this present because of it being in the summer. After I entered into the classroom, the entire class welcomed me with “hello Ms. Flournoy”. It made my day to see all of those smiley faces greeting me. This was a 2nd grade classroom which consisted of 17 students of which 8 were girls and 9 were boys. This interview and observation was a total of 2
1.2From my own practice I can judge if an individual is struggling to hear or understand what I am saying, if so then I will see how I can make things easier by talking slower, clearer make eye contact make sure they can see my lips move maybe sit closer but not too close to invade their own space.
“A sixth-grade student, Julia, has been enrolled at your school, of which you are the
3. Raise your hand and let me call on you before speaking in class (so that I can manage class participation).
Sexual thoughts pop in and out of most people’s mind, but especially teenagers, and there’s nothing they can do about it. It is normal for teenage boys and girls to experience this, more than ever when they are hitting puberty. The hormones in the body begin to act up and teenagers want to experience other things on their own. Males begin to grow pubic and facial hairs, and their voice starts to deepen, while girls’ breasts begin to develop and their body begins to take shape. After hitting puberty, teenagers are now at the point where they want to experience things. ‚Don’t go out there and get pregnant‛ a mother
8. For each of the following, identify 2 strategies you could undertake in regards to your personal communication skills in the workplace.
Y has always been in my mind, so the first thing I did when I arrived in the City of Nha Trang,Vietnam was to meet up with Y. Because Y was on shift at the hospital that day, she schedule to meet up with me at the Khanh Hoa Province ‘general hospital entrance. From a far distance, I would a petite girl who is standing by the hospital gate wearing a ombre blouse with blue jeans, I would guess Y was waiting for me at that moment. Hesitant for a little bit, I decided to walk up to Y to meet with her like how i planned. After greetings, I invited Y’s to joined me at Quang(my high school friend) house for friend reunion party located on Phan Dinh Giot street. We have a great times at the party that I have the chance to reunite with many of my old friends. Because this was around Chinese Lunar New Year, everyone was on holiday break so we schedule to hangout with each other for a few times and record many picture that we all hope to be keep as memories.
1E. My communication problem is still the same. I did not get the opportunity to start a conversation with a stranger. I don’t need to modify it as yet. I am going to make it a priority to start a conversation with another student this
*******In my opinion, the acceptable way to handle this situation is to be empathic. Empathy is being able
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It is important at this stage not to be judgemental in your reactions, even facial reactions. When they
It is often assumed that failure is a deterrent to achievement. Rather, failure should be seen as a motivator for a person to keep trying until the objective or aim of a particular mission is fulfilled.
"i am on of your former students, but if you don 't mind, i would prefer to remain anymous. i think it is best for both us if i not reveal my name or my company to you. i am concerned that the senior executives of the company where i serve as controller just provided our local bank fraudulently misstated financial statements. although they acted like they appreciated my desires for perfection and exactness, they made me feel like it was
Listening is a vital element of communication and it is very much different from hearing sense of human. A meaningful communication requires both a good listener and a speaker. However, the effect of a listening style may vary depending on the occasions and situations a listener is in. Sometimes, speaker exhibit ineffective style such as defensiveness, ambushing, pseudo-listening, stage hogging and selective listening in their communication tracks.