What helps you be able to communicate with one person but not the next?
We where given a handout called 'Areas for understanding context and difference'
On it was a list of words to think about while attempting task four, so here they are:
Support Network
Cultural
Racial
Social Class
Family of Origin
Work/Study
Health/Medical
Gender
Sexual orientation
Age
Religion
TASK FOURWorking in pairs each person is to spend five minutes talking about themselves, with the other person listening and asking relevant questions to find out more.
Then spend a further five minutes each discussing what differences there are between you. Use the hand out entitled "Areas for understanding context and difference" to give you some ideas as well as your own.
Take a further ten minutes to explore between you what it was about the other person that enabled you to continue talking, was there anything that was a barrier to communication?
Remember to be HONEST to help learning, but RESPECTFUL to maintain dignity.
*List the difference between you and your partner
*Make a note of aids of communication between you
*Make a note of any barriers to communication.
Obviously you don't have to work in pairs, you could just think of a particular person and note the differences, using the words given above.
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Interesting. Actually I just had a friend visit for a little while because she was upset and wanted someone to listen.
ReplyDeleteSo I did listen and did not think of other things while she was talking.
The difference between her and I is she is very emotional at all times, I am not, she is very relational and demonstratively loving and I am not. I tend to want to get into people heads, she wants to get into hearts.
Aid of communication, I am not sure except she has come to me several times when troubled even though I think we are quite disimilar in personality.
Barriers to communication,I sometimes think I have to be careful I don't shock her or hurt her because I am very blunt and to the point and hate to skirt around an issue. So I watch what I say a little in case she is hurt.
How did I do Teacher?
I will elaborate on racial differences. I have a Native American friend, a Lakota Sioux, while I am Caucasian. Although he is improving, he tends to be prejudiced against whites. For me race is a non-issue.
ReplyDeleteBarriers to communication: he justifies using past injustices and assumes that any behavior from others that he doesn't like is racially motivated. I like to argue, so at times, I have challenged him before validating that I heard him.
Aids to communication: I am more familiar with the history of his people than most whites, I am able to treat him with empathy.
Hello Vic, You did great!I dont think you give yourself enough credit! you are probably just the tonic she needs!
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Claire
Hello tomcat, fascinating!
ReplyDeleteI have romanticised Native American Indians, ever since Last of the Mohicans!
Its interesting, i bet you have had some very heated discussions! But your allowed to be a lot more honest with friends than a counsellor could be!
Claire
Hi y’all
ReplyDeleteI thought I should stop by and introduce myself because it looks like we will be part of a joint effort at Turning the Pages of Life. I have read your profile and see that we are opposite in many ways, while we do have some common ground.
I know nothing of your football, mine is pointed on each end. I have never seen Rugby for more than two minutes. Since becoming involved with the blog world I have learned that I like to write stuff. Actually I would call your football soccer and do like the game, I am amazed at the endurance of the players, I just wish they would score more points.
I am about 2.5 times your age, I have never heard of your music, I am more inclined to 50's oldies and the such. If you stop by my blog you will learn that I am just an old country boy with a newfound love as a blogster.
I have traveled the world and am not done yet, my wife and I were recently in Rome and cruised back to Florida. If you are interested check out her blog at muffin 53, she is on my sidebar. She writes about the travel, I write a lot about my life and things I like. The story we will do is fiction and that may be a problem for me.
I was raised in the old south, 40's and 50's and racism and bigotry are things I learned as a child. I grew up in the age of white only bathrooms and water fountains, Negroes were served at the back door of restaurant. In 1960 I was drafted into the US Army and learned just how wrong that way of life was. I was in Vietnam where I learned that white and black bleed red. I cannot change my childhood but I did learn right from wrong.
I am looking foward to our joint venture, it just might be fun, maybe we can learn from each other.
Y’all come to see us now, you hear.
The old sarge
Hi Claire
ReplyDeleteJust dropped by to say that I found your writings interesting and thought provoking. Look forward to reading more in the future
the brit
Well now little girl, you should have no fear of me. I think the venture will be fun, only time will tell. I’ll see you in the Blogosphere.
ReplyDeleteY’all come on by now, you hear.
The old sarge
Hello The Brit, or should i say Fellow Brit?
ReplyDeleteThanks for lovely comment, i am still bewildered why people read my blog? but i am loving the world of blog.
Cheers
Claire
Thanks Sarge! but your comment on what the topic is has filled me with terror!
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