Being able to efficiently converse with another human being is an important ability to have. This skill encompasses many different abilities; not only do you have to understand what your companion is telling you, but you have to know how you feel about their professed position. Understanding how you feel about what another person says is important when going through the process of configuring a response. The process of responding is a skill that I personally had to work on; the following details my journey of gaining the confidence I needed to clearly present my stance in verbal and nonverbal conversations. A skill I think most people struggle with in some point of their lives is perception checks. Perception checks are “Asking someone whether your interpretation of his or her nonverbal behavior is accurate.” (Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, 2014, p.211). I think it can be difficult to understand what people are trying to communicate during both verbal and nonverbal conversations. This is why
Being able to efficiently converse with another human being is an important ability to have. This skill encompasses many different abilities; not only do you have to understand what your companion is telling you, but you have to know how you feel about their professed position. Understanding how you feel about what another person says is important when going through the process of configuring a response. The process of responding is a skill that I personally had to work on; the following details my journey of gaining the confidence I needed to clearly present my stance in verbal and nonverbal conversations. A skill I think most people struggle with in some point of their lives is perception checks. Perception checks are “Asking someone whether your interpretation of his or her nonverbal behavior is accurate.” (Beebe, Beebe, and Redmond, 2014, p.211). I think it can be difficult to understand what people are trying to communicate during both verbal and nonverbal conversations. This is why