As you know, this week's quiz on chapter 8 is here and due Wed by midnight. Please write a 2 page research oriented analysis of simultaneously sustaining communication climatic interludes.
APRIL FOOL'S!!!!!!!!
Hahaha!!!!!! There is no quiz--go have fun for Spring Break--Try to read a bit of chapter 9 and 10 as those are the chapters that we will cover the week after break--for this extra credit blog--post some fun plans you have for break (or crappy work plans) and connect them to the novelty/predictability dialectic from Chapter 8-- meaning we don't like too much predictability or we get bored...we need some unplanned good times BUT... too much novelty/excitement/lack of structure can be stressful and draining...where do your plans fit on this continuum? Do your friends/significant others share your balance between the two extremes? --Have fun and please be safe! Smiles--S
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Emotions
Chapter 7 deals with the mystery and the power as well as the risks of unchecked emotions and the importance of them in interpersonal scenarios. Choose a vocabulary word or key term you find interesting from chpt 7 and explain it in your own words. Read the previous entries to avoid choosing the same term as someone else.
Monday, March 9, 2009
Mindful is a MIND-FULL!
"When in stillness, one listens with the heart. The ear is worth ten eyes."
-- Zen Master Dae Gak, "The Practice of Listening" (Active EQ, 2004)
Hi Gang--Great job in class today, I really enjoyed the humor discussion--you guys have thoughtful input! For this weeks blog--we are focused on mindful listening, the ancient symbol in your book from Chinese for listening includes symbols for the eyes, the ears, the mind and the heart! Isn't that a beautiful combination? Who do you know that is a mindful listener? What do they do that makes you feel genuinely "heard?" If you speak a language other than English, how do you say "listen?" What does it mean in your culture to invest in heartfelt listening? Smiles--Sandra
-- Zen Master Dae Gak, "The Practice of Listening" (Active EQ, 2004)
Hi Gang--Great job in class today, I really enjoyed the humor discussion--you guys have thoughtful input! For this weeks blog--we are focused on mindful listening, the ancient symbol in your book from Chinese for listening includes symbols for the eyes, the ears, the mind and the heart! Isn't that a beautiful combination? Who do you know that is a mindful listener? What do they do that makes you feel genuinely "heard?" If you speak a language other than English, how do you say "listen?" What does it mean in your culture to invest in heartfelt listening? Smiles--Sandra
Monday, March 2, 2009
"Eyes ALL speak the same language!
Has anyone ever told you something but conveyed through body language: It was a lie?! Did you know we believe non-verbal communication much more than the words that are spoken to us! A big difference between verbal and non-verbal communication is that verbal communication can "stop"--a speaker can be quiet and the message gets interupted...Non-verbal is 24-7--always conveying meaning, It's like the 7-11 of Interpersonal Communication! Review the 9 types of non-verbal category and select one-they include PROXEMICS-KINESICS--HAPTICS--PHYSICAL APPEARANCE--ARTIFACTS--ENVIRONMENT--CHRONEMICS--PARALANGUAGE--SILENCE (See Chpt 5)--Then give us an example in your world of one of these non-verbal types and the particular meaning it conveys to you and for you...use cultural, gender, and other individual aspects that affect this meaning...
FOR EXAMPLE: I'll Take 'Chronemics'--Meaning conveyed by time--my husband and I read time as having some different non-verbal meanings...I think it is insightful that when I discuss time, I say things like: We're running late OR we need to leave in 10 minutes--Steve says things such as "We should get going OR "Are you ready?" Metaphors we use surrounding time affect our relationship to it--in my symbolism, I convey a "race" against time...whereas Steve indicates that he is separate from TIME and may or may not choose to keep up with it--when we try to leave for a trip, as opposed to make a specific appointment, a set departure time is not a big deal to him, whereas I insist on it--Our relationship has alot to do with negotiating the relational meaning about our treatment of time--We have some good laughs about it as we get to know each other better, but it can be a cause of arguments too!
YOUR TURN!
A good website for Feng Shui can be found at http://fengshui.about.com/
and you can research non-verbal touch at http://imsc.usc.edu/haptics/
FOR EXAMPLE: I'll Take 'Chronemics'--Meaning conveyed by time--my husband and I read time as having some different non-verbal meanings...I think it is insightful that when I discuss time, I say things like: We're running late OR we need to leave in 10 minutes--Steve says things such as "We should get going OR "Are you ready?" Metaphors we use surrounding time affect our relationship to it--in my symbolism, I convey a "race" against time...whereas Steve indicates that he is separate from TIME and may or may not choose to keep up with it--when we try to leave for a trip, as opposed to make a specific appointment, a set departure time is not a big deal to him, whereas I insist on it--Our relationship has alot to do with negotiating the relational meaning about our treatment of time--We have some good laughs about it as we get to know each other better, but it can be a cause of arguments too!
YOUR TURN!
A good website for Feng Shui can be found at http://fengshui.about.com/
and you can research non-verbal touch at http://imsc.usc.edu/haptics/
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