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Argumentative Essay : Assertive Communication

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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

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