Communication Reflection Essay

Communication isn’t just about talking. There are so many different elements to communicating in society. How a person gestures, the tone in an individual’s voice, an expression on a person’s face, how a person listens is all a part of communicating. As we all know, in order to communicate with one another we must be able to listen. I think in society people think that communication is all about speaking but in reality it is just a little piece to a bigger picture. In today’s society, listening seems to be a skill that is being neglected. Even though it is basically the first communication skill that we are exposed to, we have pushed it aside and chose speaking to dominate our lives. Researchers have discovered that fetuses can process incoming sounds during the last trimester of pregnancy, and that by 12 months children have learned sounds of and rules of their native language(Worthington, 3). This shows that children’s abilities to speak, read, write and reason are influenced highly by how well they are taught to listen. As parents we can all be teachers to our children so that they can grow up to be well-rounded communicators.

The communication cycle is a commonly used theory of communication. It was first developed by Charles Berner in 1965; it was then modified by Michael Argyle, who was a social psychologist, in 1972. The concept of a ‘communication cycle’ makes it clear that, in order to have effective communication, it must be a two way process. As well as transferring messages to others in a definite, clear way, health care professionals must be able to respond to the verbal feedback as well as the non-verbal feedback. So, effective communication has to involve effort from both participators (both the sender as well as the receiver) in the communication.

In this essay, I intend to reflect on a situation I encountered during my first community placement I had the opportunity to develop my communication skills not just theoretically but also practically, facing a real life environment. My placement made me aware of the importance of interpersonal and communication skills which are very important in the delivery of care. Throughout my nursing career, I will be encouraged to develop reflective practice skills and become a reflective practitioner. Reflection refers to a series of steps that you may take to question and explore an experience with the aim of learning from it. I will discuss the importance of communication in order to maintain a therapeutic relationship.

The argument resulted in us breaking up our four month relationship. After the argument was over, I realize five communication barriers that took placed through-out our argument.

When we tried to make things right by talking on the phone, you were already on the fence; you had every right to be. We worked things out and decided that we enjoy each other’s company too much to end what we had built together. We both had thoughts of doubt, which we both expressed,

communications within the relationships seem so superficial now that I have taken a look at

while dating that have or will carry over into a possible marriage. In this case study, I will

Issues are always going to come up with any type of relationship, so for me when they do, you discuss and address them. I would have liked to have rung you and said “Hey Paul, I need to pop over and have a chat with you, there’s a few things I need to get off my chest and sort out with you”. Crystal clear, is what you were about engaging in any type of conversation along those lines, which is why I didn’t feel comfortable about saying that to you.

I am have currently been in a relationship for one year and all is great, but for the past 7 months we have been in two different cities and more recently even states apart. At first we were only a few hours away, but our relationship was in a real bad place because we round it hard to find time to talk to one another. I was doing a summer internship that kept me busy 24/7, and he was recently graduated working 9 to 5 in Houston. Our problem began, when he would want to call and talk, but I was working still, which lead to me calling late and we would both be too tired to talk. This pretty

As I was watched my video and looking at my transcripts, I realized that the student to teacher talk ratio was not even. I did most of the talking in my lesson which shocked me. When I was teaching the lesson, I thought I had provided plenty of times for students to discuss and become engaged. I was wrong. In my transcripts, I counted how much I talked in each segment and was surprised with my results. In segment one, I spoke 41 times alone out of 69 transcripts lines. My students talked 28 times. This means my students spoke only 40% and I spoke 60% of the time in segment one. As I broke down the teacher to student talk ratio for the other two segments, student talk decreased. In segment two, I spoke 32 times and students only got 17 times. Out of 49 lines in total, students only got to talk 17 times which means students talked was 35% and teacher talk was 65% of the time. I thought that was bad but, in segment three, I talked 44 times and students only talked ten times. Students only talked 18% of the time and I did 82%. This is shown in the graph shown below.

Over the past three and a half months I have been studying communication development and disorders of children and as a future teacher in America, I have learned so much. I have been granted the opportunity to learn about so many different challenges children of the world face from speech and language disorders to Dyslexia and Autism. All of this information has changed my views for the better and will forever change my impression of what makes a good teacher.

During the bittersweet week of college orientation, I witnessed a sincere communication between my boyfriend and his mother. It was after the joys, stress, and excitement of move-in day had passed, and now it was time to say goodbye. As his mother wrapped her arms around her oldest child, tears wept from her eyes. During this conversation, I observed the five language competencies being put to use.

The other day I had brunch with a friend and got the opportunity to meet one of his colleague from New York. United by our continued struggle for in realizing women’s rights, equality and justice we often get into the most heated conversations and this gathering was no different, in between talks of clinical trials, dapivirine vaginal rings, PReP, feminism, freedom etc. The conversation gravitated towards our lives, how we navigate spaces and how deeply embedded harassment and rape culture is in our society.

Communication Many managers devote a significant proportion of their time to communications both within and outside the business. Communication can be simply defined as the flow of information from one person to another. Effective communications are, therefore, vital to the success of the business, since the delegation of work, the feedback of information and the controlling of the business all rely on accurate, quick and effective communication flows.

I know this week is supposed to be re-centering, focusing, and staying grounded for both of us. Thus, in order for me to fully be able to do those things, I have something’s I want to say to you. I want to wholly communicate that I am more than willing to say these things to your face and in person, but due to life and timing, that has not yet been possible. Please accept this written communication from me as just that written communication. Please do not view my written words to you as me being passive aggressive or as if I am trying to deflect from in person contact and connectivity with you to express how I feel. First let me back up a little bit. I have noticed that in all love and kindness, trying to be a loving support and present