He goes on to tell us that people usually like to talk more than listen. When you think about it how many times have you been having a conversation and you have been so fixated on waiting for them to finish so that you can say what you want? The Flat-Brain Theory of Emotions is the major theme discussed in part one. It explains how we allow our emotions thinking and relating abilities work and how what goes on inside of us comes out in the ways we communicate and act (Peterson, 2007). When you are angry with someone and trying to communicate, it does not often come out how you intended for it to come out but instead it comes out angry.
Often we react quickly to emotionally charged words or subjects. Internally we think of ways to respond to the speaker and argue our position. In this process we often quit listening to what is being said. We make judgments and respond to those judgments as if the speaker’s position were accurately known to us. Criticisms from supervisors and peers often are met with emotional listening resistance.
Often people's voices are not heard because they speak in ways that take quite a lot of effort to listen to properly. This can include having speech impediments, limited vocabulary, finding it difficult to organise thoughts into coherent order, forgetting what you wanted to say, or getting frustrated and angry. Of course it is also true that some professionals simply don't listen properly. In either case an advocate will help people to prepare and deliver a coherent statement of their needs or wishes, and being there with their partner also encourages other people to respond appropriately. Afterwards the advocate can also help their partner to remember what was said and to plan what to do
Explain what is meant by the term dysarthria. Dysarthria is a disorder of speech 3. Describe the communication challenges presented to the individual and self by dysphasia and dysarthria. People with dysphasia often have language that is fluent with a normal rhythm and articulation but it is meaningless as they fail to comprehend what they are saying because they have problems word finding. So they can be asking for something but the words mean something else and communication could be difficult when talking to the individual.
Considering the length of time I was given to work on my country/culture speech and practice it, I was feeling more confident than I had been with the peer-introduction speech. However, after watching the video, my eye contact was poorer than I had realized. I need to work harder on focusing my attention on the audience, not the podium. The familiarity I have been acquiring with some of the students did help me with some of my eye contact problems, but I still have some work to do. I noticed a few moments where I had gotten nervous and sped up my speech, which only led to me getting tongue twisted and I stumbled on a few points.
Christopher has some English language but the care workers sometimes have difficulty understanding his speech because of his strong accent. Sometimes Christopher will talk about places and events from the past which the care staff have difficulty identifying with. Some care staff think that he is confused and that trying to communicate with him is a waste of time. Christopher sometimes becomes stressed because he is lonely and has no one to talk to. A strategy to overcome the memory loss, even if it isn’t that bad, may be to repeat what you are saying, so that he can understand more clearly what is being said.
The reason might be using complicated words that people have never heard. - Some of the people might not understand the presentation, because I was not using different ways of speaking. In presentation there might be some communication problems. For example if I have something that I want talk about in my slide, but I forget what I want to say, my presentation will be not good and the audience
I don’t interconnect with my pledge brothers how I should. These are the reasons why. Opening myself up to people become difficult at times. When I am inside of a new environment it takes me time to warm up and allow people to see the true me. My reasoning is because most don’t understand me, and they take my demeanor as cockiness.
Few people know that I am really shy 9. One thing I really dislike about myself is my impatience 10. When I share my values with someone I hope they accept me for who I am I feel like I engaged in the right amount of self-disclosure because my responses are short and simple but have a lot of meaning as well. The things that prevent me from engaging in self-disclosure is the judgment of that others will have of me. Sometimes I find it difficult to be self-disclosing because I dont like to be in uncomfortable situations.
If given the situation to speak in front of people that I did not know and in an unfamiliar venue, I would honestly have to say I think nerve would get the best of me. Many people have given me many tips to try to relax my nerves when speaking in front of an unfamiliar audience. Some say find a common ground i.e. age group or common backgrounds to relate with the audience. Breathing is also one of the top pieces of advice given to me as well.