In-Class Communication Analysis

Communication in any relationship is very important. Being able to give whomever is speaking your undivided attention helps make the speaker feel heard and valued. Without good communication, the door for misunderstanding and being misunderstood is left wide open, welcoming conflict and unnecessary arguments. The in-class exercise on communication was definitely an eye opener. I learned some new things about myself and the way I communicate with others. The in-class exercise, I thought was great and helpful, because it taught me that I am more of a parallel speaker when I am engaging in a conversation with someone else. My partner was Angelica, and we both somewhat struggled keeping our gaze on each other when either …show more content…
Even though it still felt somewhat awkward for me to wait until she was fully done talking before responding back and recalling, as well as keeping my gaze on her, it felt a bit easier to give her my undivided attention compared to when I did the exercise in class with Angelica. One thing I could not get the hang of was saying her name whenever I spoke. Whenever we are taking with each other we don’t normally use our names, and if we do, we use our nicknames, Banana for Bianna and Ponchik for me. So whenever I would say Banana or she would say Ponchik, we would chuckle because we were trying to be serious while doing this exercise, but had a hard time since we are not used to using our names. I learned something really cool about her that I actually never knew with the question I asked her. The question I chose to ask her was, “If you could have any super power which one would it be?”, and she responded with telekinesis. At first, in my mind, I was thinking out of all the superpowers she could have, why would she pick telekinesis and then it hit me, she always forgets to grab things when she’s already comfy in bed or on her