Channette's Early Childhood Studies Blog

  Assignment 2: Blog Assignment/EDUC 6165 I believe it is important to continue to try to improve oneself through out life. By taking this week’s assessments I am able to explore some the communication characteristics I like about myself and some that I want to improve on. A similarity between how I evaluated myself as a communicator and how others evaluated me was level of anxiety I demonstrate when I am communicating. According to the Communication Anxiety Inventory assessment I demonstrate a low level of anxiety. I had my director, Audrey, take the assessment and her score agreed with my score rating. Lately, the only time I demonstrate anxiety is when I am attempting to speak the Italian language with locals. Audrey has never seen me in this situation. I am a fairly confident speaker in one on one or group situations. I learned this week that others view me as I hope they do. They view me as someone that is empathic to the feelings of others and as a good listener. I believ...

  Everyone does not communicate the same. When I communicate with different people, I try to keep in mind the differences we have and the things we share in common. I find myself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures. I have come to realize that I communicate differently with colleagues, family, and Italian friends. I currently live in a small community in Italy. I take Italian language lessons once a week to better communicate with the Italians. In order to meet local Italian people and create friendship with them I must learn the Italian language. When I attempt to practice speaking the Italian language with my Italian friends I speak very slowly. I speak slowly because I am attempting to pronouncing the language correctly. In addition, I pay attention to my body language and my facial expressions. According to Interpersonal Communication Relating to Others, “ Misunderstanding and miscommunication occur between people from different cultures b...

    Thus far in this course I have learned that communication is more than words. Communication can occur with body language as well. The television episode that I chose to watch was from a very old television show called The Jeffersons. The episode of The Jeffersons that I watched was from season 3 and it was episode 16 titled, George’s Guilt. At the beginning of the episode a relationship that was determined early on was between George and Weezy. The scene began with George opening the door for Weezy and then helping her remove her coat. George was attentive and helpful to Weezy which leads me to understand that they have a close relationship.   The next relationship that I observed with no sound was between Florence and George. Florence was George’s maid for his apartment. George and Florence’s body language towards each other demonstrated annoyance with each other. During the episode when they speak to each other they often put their hands on their hips and seem...

  Assignment 2: Blog Assignment      Growing up I always admired how my mother was able to communicate with various people. My mother was able to demonstrate competent communication within any particular context. My mother retired from the United States Navy after serving 20 years. When I was younger, and I would go to work with my mother I would admire how she could command a room of sailors. She was able to lead them into action with her words. My mother knew how to speak clearly and with authority in her voice. When my mother had to present speeches to the sailors, she seemed confident in what she was saying even when I knew she was nervous. She was always able to connect with her audience by making eye contact and making everyone feel like she was talking to each of them individually. In addition, she was able to keep speaking at a good pace and had little to no pauses. All of these actions or behaviors helped her to exhibit an effect style of communication the...