Communication is so complex!
Everyday I find myself in situations where I am communicating
differently with different groups of people.
At home I have more of a low-language, but even within in my own family
I communicate differently. I communicate
with my grandmother differently than I communicate with my sister. With my grandmother I communicate with language
I would consider as respectful. I answer
with yes ma’am or no ma’am and my voice would be softer. With my sister I talk loud and use lots of
slang (sometimes words that we’ve created ourselves during childhood). When I am at work I communicate with my
supervisor differently than I communicate with my co-workers. My communication with my co-workers is not as
laid back as my communication with my family; however, it’s doesn’t always have
a professional tone. Communication with
my co-workers typically falls in the middle of low-language and high
language. Communication with my
supervisor is more professional and I would use high language.
Based on what I have learned this week, I believe working on
understanding my own nonverbal communication, understanding others nonverbal
communication, and respecting the ideas of others will help me be more effective.
Dalhia,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your views of communication styles. We have different styles based off of our contexts and relationships with others. When I used to teach sixth grade effective communication styles, I often would use these exact examples to teach formal vs. informal styles--- so they would understand the many uses and differences communication has....thanks for sharing!
Dahlia,
ReplyDeleteThank you for consciously brining attention to how we adapt both our low language to meet the needs of our communicative partners. This is critical to remember when we are supporting children and families.