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CM206 Interpersonal Communications

Unit 1 Discussion

Communication and Perception

Our perceptions shape how we engage with the world around us, including our communication choices.

For this Discussion, please respond to the following:

What are some of the influences on perception?

Which of these influences do you feel plays a primary role in a professional setting?

Do you feel perception is influenced by different factors in personal setting?

What steps should be taken to avoid perceptual errors?

 

CM206 Interpersonal Communications

Unit 2 Discussion

Overcoming Barriers to Perception

Perception involves how we think and feel about the world around us. However, our self-concept deals with how we think and feel about whom and what we are. Our self-concept, much like our perceptions, will shape our communication.

For this Discussion, please respond to the following:

Which barrier(s) to self-perception do you think present the most challenge to you in an organizational context? Please identify at least two.

Based on the readings, how could you apply some of the guidelines to overcoming the aforementioned perceptual barriers?

 

CM206 Interpersonal Communications

Unit 3 Discussion

The Impact of Social Norms on Verbal Communication

Social norms guide our conversational interactions with others. This can become evident when we consider different contexts.

For this Discussion, please respond to the following:

Please identify at least two social norms in your organizational context. How did you learn them (was this formal or informal)?

What types of social norms guide your verbal communication choices at work?

How might these be different from the social norms that guide your verbal communication choices in your household or while with friends?

Please offer at least two guidelines that can be applied to help avoid cultural biases.

 

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Unit 4 Discussion

Interpreting Nonverbal Communication

Nonverbal communication replaces, reinforces, and can contradict verbal communication.

For this Discussion, please respond to the following:

Describe a time when one of the six categories of nonverbal cues (personal presentation and environment, chronemics, proxemics, haptics, and/or kinesics) caused you to misinterpret the message in a work situation or a personal setting.

Using the guidelines for improving nonverbal communication in the textbook, explain what you could have done differently and why.

 

CM206 Interpersonal Communications

Unit 5 Discussion

Communicating in a Diverse Environment

At its core, diversity simply means differences, and we can experience differences with those from another culture, as well as with those who may share our culture. Differences should not be seen as a barrier, but an opportunity.

For this Discussion, please respond to the following:

Consider a time in which you engaged with someone who was different from you.

Describe the engagement and identify at least two ways in which you were different from one another.

Think about your attitude toward different cultural backgrounds.

What is your tolerance for diversity?

How might the context (such as being at work or at home) influence your tolerance for diversity?

 

 

 

 

CM206 Interpersonal Communications

Unit 6 Discussion

Cultural Identity and the Influence on Interpersonal Communication

Our cultural identity influences how we think and feel about the world around us and can shape our communication choices.

For this Discussion, please respond to the following:

How was your cultural identity influenced or shaped? Who or what influences this?

Consider a time when you engaged with someone who did not share that same cultural identity.

Which aspects of intercultural communication competence (motivation, mindfulness, cognitive flexibility, and tolerance for uncertainty) did you employ?

How did that influence the interaction and what could you do to improve upon for future intercultural interactions?

 

CM206 Interpersonal Communications

Unit 7 Discussion

Listening in the Workplace

Listening is a skill and the more we practice it, the better we become. By understanding our own listening style and our motivations for listening, we also have a chance to overcome barriers that might keep us from using active listening.

For this Discussion, please respond to the following:

What are some of the main reasons you listen to people?

Do you feel that changes based on context?

Please identify at least two of your main motives for listening in each of the following contexts: academic, professional, and personal.

How can you apply critical listening in each of the following contexts to improve your interpersonal communication: academic, professional, and personal?

 

CM206 Interpersonal Communications

Unit 8 Discussion

Listening and Feedback

Listening is a skill and like any skill, the more we practice good habits, the better we get. Of course, it is also easier to listen to others when messages are crafted with the audience in mind.

For this Discussion, please respond to the following:

What are the key differences between an oral style of speaking and a written style of communicating?

Considering the strategies offered regarding how to make a message more listenable, please identify two which could you employ, and explain why they may be of benefit.

 

CM206 Interpersonal Communications

Unit 9 Discussion

Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence (EI) is a result of managing emotions, both your own and those of others around you.

For this Discussion, please respond to the following:

Of the qualities commonly associated with emotional intelligence, which one(s) do you most relate to as being strength of yours?

Which of the qualities may be a limitation for you? What can you do to overcome that limitation?

 

CM206 Interpersonal Communications

Unit 10 Discussion

From Destructive Conflict to Constructive

Conflict is natural and normal; it results from the differences we share with others. How we deal with conflict will produce either a productive or a destructive outcome.

For this Discussion, please respond to the following:

Describe a time when you engaged in a destructive interpersonal conflict in a workplace setting.

What characteristics made it destructive?

How did your interpersonal conflict management style influence your response to the conflict?

Do you feel you applied effective emotional intelligence skills? Why or why not?

Which conflict management skill could have been applied to the situation to make the conflict more constructive?