15 Jan Think about a conflict

COM1002 Introduction to Communication

Module 1 Discussion

Personal Communication, Debate and Models of Communication

Read the article “Seating Arrangements” and address the following questions:

What type of communication do you notice was used in the article?

What principles of communication are involved with this issue?

What elements of Higher Order Thinking (see Bloom’s Taxonomy) were used in the quote on the internet to try to solve the debate?

What elements of the article do you think would work best in your household?

Hypothesize a methodology which would solve the issue equally for both genders.

COM1002 Introduction to Communication

Module 2 Discussion

Listening and Self Perception

Watch this video first: Tracey Miller

You can use any video search engine you prefer. Just search Tracey Miller on Greta Van Susteren.

Now watch this video: Sheila Jackson

You can use any video search engine you prefer. Search Greta with Sheila Jackson-Lee: “You’re not listening – Again!”

Answer the following questions:

How did you think the woman with cancer, Tracey Miller, perceived herself?

How do you think the representative, Sheila Jackson-Lee, perceived herself?

Did self-perception have an effect on each person’s listening skills?

Critique the interpersonal communication from one of the clips based on self-concept and recommend appropriate communication behavior for one of the participants.

Create a plan, which you would use to talk to either Tracey Miller, or Sheila Jackson-Lee that will help them with their listening skills.

Examine and evaluate at least 1 other students plan for Tracey Miller or Sheila Jackson-Lee and provide feedback.

COM1002 Introduction to Communication

Module 3 Discussion

Verbal Messages & Non-Verbal Messages

Watch these clips from the Ellen show. Notice how a simple change in words, or language creates some very interesting quandaries. Please watch the videos and answer the following questions:

As we strive for more and more technology, what makes these clips funny?

What element in language makes the communication ineffective?

What elements of the reading from this week could you apply to explain the communication you have seen in the clips?

CLIP One

Search Auto Correct Not So Correct, The Ellen Show

CLIP Two

Search These Thumbsies Are Pretty Clumsy, The Ellen Show

CLIP Three

Search These Clumsy Thumbsy: On Erection, The Ellen Show

CLIP Four

Search Clumsy Thumbsy: Has Your Package Aroused?, The Ellen Show

COM1002 Introduction to Communication

Module 4 Discussion

Emotional Conversation Discussion

What kind of bodily reactions do you experience when you are expressing high emotion? How can people tell you are angry, nervous, and so on? Watch these two clips from the Discovery/TLC program American Chopper. Notice how the father and son react to high emotion.

American Chopper Fight

Search American Chopper Fight, Discovery Channel

American Chopper: I Robot Bike Argument 2

Search AmericanCh0PPer:I Robot Bike Argument 2

Describe a scene that you remember where you expressed yourself emotionally through physical actions. Comment on whether these actions enhanced the communication or got in the way.

Realizing how high emotion affects all of us on a daily basis, how would you react if you were working in the same environment as the people in the clips?

COM1002 Introduction to Communication

Module 5 Discussion

Positive Responses to Relational Conflict

Think about a conflict you have experienced either in the workplace or in a significant personal relationship.

Describe the situation briefly and consider which response to conflict was demonstrated by either you OR the other person in the conflict. (Examples would be avoidance or collaboration.)

What communication strategies did you use to resolve the conflict?

COM1002 Introduction to Communication

Module 6 Discussion

Conflict and Power

Think about a conflict you have experienced either in the workplace or in a significant personal relationship. Describe the situation briefly and consider which response to conflict was demonstrated by either you OR the other person in the conflict.

Include in your discussion the types of power you and the other person in the conflict may have been exhibiting. Answer the following questions using specific strategies from the reading. Failure to cite specific strategies will result in a loss of points.

What communication strategies did you use to resolve the conflict?

What kind of power are you showing?

What kind of power was the other person showing?

Look at other elements of communication (Non-Verbal, Verbal, Culture, etc.), then pick two elements from the example of Conflict and discuss how these may have affected the situation.