I feel that my communication changes with my comfort level.
If I am communicating with a group of people or people from a culture I am not
familiar with I notice my way of communicating changes. From this weeks
readings I have learned some techniques to help to have effective communication
when communicating with all groups. The
first technique is to try and withhold judgment long enough to gain a deeper
understanding than first impressions allow. The second technique is looking at
what a family is doing through their eyes instead of your own. The last
technique is accepting differences and realizing everyone has a different view
even when you come from the same culture.
These techniques will be helpful to have more effective communications
with people from other cultures and different groups
Yes, this is a great point that even if you are from similar cultures you can still see things differently. I think this week’s class showed us how individualize communication is.
ReplyDeleteAlysse, I totally agree with you. I am the same exact way. Judgement can easily be done if you don't anything about another person but it is best to close that off and truly get to know an individual. Great post!
ReplyDeleteAlysse, I so agree that communication varies based on comfort level. I would like to think that I communicate with everyone the same way, and I certainly try to, but my "awkwardness" was my husband calls it, gets in the way. I make do with my circumstances but is it difficult to have meaningful interactions with folks we do not know well.
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