Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Week Ten Journal
This week we started doing collages, which are a lot more fun that I thought. The point of them was to cut out tons of pictures (well, maybe not tons...) and then to later sort through them all and find the ones that appeal to me the most, then put them all in a big collage. It was really cool because I learned a lot about myself through it. Not only did I learn what colors appeal to me the most, but I learned that I yearn to travel to really exotic and beautiful places all over the world. Overall I really had fun with it, especially adding in little tiny text in random places on the picture. :D
Monday, April 7, 2008
Week Ten - Task Two
I think I have excellent communication skills, with a few flaws of course. My best talent in communicating would definitely be making and playing music.
I'm really good at speaking publically, but I do tend to get nervous, which makes my voice a little shaky and makes me talk quickly if I'm not careful.
When speaking with everyday people, I do sometimes speak too quickly or run my words together, but with practice I'm learning to get over that. Also, I'm very good at making it clear what my intentions are or how I'm feeling.
:D
So, the only thing I really need to improve on is learning to speak more slowly and more articulately.
I'm really good at speaking publically, but I do tend to get nervous, which makes my voice a little shaky and makes me talk quickly if I'm not careful.
When speaking with everyday people, I do sometimes speak too quickly or run my words together, but with practice I'm learning to get over that. Also, I'm very good at making it clear what my intentions are or how I'm feeling.
:D
So, the only thing I really need to improve on is learning to speak more slowly and more articulately.
Week Ten - Task One
Three forms of communication:
1. Written - e-mail, books, notes/letters
2. Verbal - speaking, lecturing, commercial
3. Non-verbal - Facial expression, body language, eye contact
Problems associated with each:
1. Written - You can't really hear how the writer intended the text to sound, so a point may be lost.
2. A lot of times, people can have naturally angry expressions on their faces, but that doesn't mean that what they're saying is intended to be cruel. Also, someone who has a speech impediment may not be very well understood through verbal communication.
3. If someone is really shy, they may not be very good at effective communication because of their lack of eye contact, etc.
How these problems could be resolved:
With all of them, I believe practice and research could enable each to be extremely effective. Such as, learning to write in a way to convince people of a certain feeling, or to learn to be an effective communicator, overcoming shyness or fear of speaking in public.
1. Written - e-mail, books, notes/letters
2. Verbal - speaking, lecturing, commercial
3. Non-verbal - Facial expression, body language, eye contact
Problems associated with each:
1. Written - You can't really hear how the writer intended the text to sound, so a point may be lost.
2. A lot of times, people can have naturally angry expressions on their faces, but that doesn't mean that what they're saying is intended to be cruel. Also, someone who has a speech impediment may not be very well understood through verbal communication.
3. If someone is really shy, they may not be very good at effective communication because of their lack of eye contact, etc.
How these problems could be resolved:
With all of them, I believe practice and research could enable each to be extremely effective. Such as, learning to write in a way to convince people of a certain feeling, or to learn to be an effective communicator, overcoming shyness or fear of speaking in public.
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