PSY 208 Week 2 Assignment

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Personal Communication Concerns

This assignment is located on pages 307-308 in the 13th edition, (233-234 in the 12th edition). On the discussion portion, please discuss your answers. Please do not give one-word or short phrase answers.

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Personal Communication Concerns

Purpose: To review individual communication concerns and problems.

Instructions: Following is a list of 15 problems many individuals have as they try to communicate effectively.  Read the list and rank your top five individual concerns from 1-5 with 1 being your top choice.

A.    I often speak before I really think.

B.     I usually speak rather than really listen to others.

C.     I feel that I am shy.

D.    I let others do most of the talking.

E.     I would rather communicate in writing rather than speaking face to face

F.      People tell me that I speak too fast.

G.    I often misunderstand what people say to me.

H.    People often misinterpret what I say.

I.        When talking, I gesture more than others

J.       I often interrupt others while they are talking.

K.    I feel uncomfortable looking into someone’s eyes while talking.

L.     When meeting others, I tend to get very nervous

M.   I have trouble when speaking to people in authority positions

N.    I feel that others lose interest in what I am saying.

O.    I often find myself playing games with others instead of expressing how I really feel.

Discussion

1.      List your top 5 communication concerns.

2.      What steps can you take to begin working on these concerns?

3.      What suggestions might others give you for working on your personal concerns?