Latent Communication By Petersen: Two Types Of Communication

Register to read the introduction… There is the latent communication which is what is being said. The latent communication or the verbal communication is what you can trust because it is actually verbalized by speaking or reading. In that regard, it is very hard to misconstrue what has been said to you or what you have read. The other type of communication is referred to as meta-communication. This type of communication comes in the form of body language, facial expression and reading between the lines. The problem with this type of communication is that it can be misconstrued and misinterpreted. Different individuals could interpret different things in the same …show more content…
If you think about it, a person is standing there, engaging you in a conversation and all you can think about are the ways that the person lives their life. That could also be considered as internal noise. Your thoughts and judgmental feelings can hinder you from listening. I do believe that a person’s lifestyle dictates the way he or she behaves and makes decisions. However, that is not an excuse to have a biased opinion and let your thoughts of this person cloud the message or information that he or she is trying to relay. I will be honest, I have been in that position. I was in a church service and I could not focus and did not hear the word because of what the Pastor had said previously. I repeatedly asked God to forgive me. The problem was that in one the services, the pastor began to tell the congregation the how many square feet his house consisted of, the model of his big expensive car and that all of his and his wife’s clothes, who is also the co-pastor, are tailor made. He proceeded to tell us this right after he said “it’s giving time, time for tithes and offerings”. He finished that statement up with “and some of ya’ll are stealing from God, you will never have anything”. My thought was, there are people in this very congregation who are struggling financially. I felt that it was inappropriate and boastful. Hearing his voice made me replay what he had …show more content…
Actions have to take place in order for you to become better and more efficient in any and every aspect of your lives. I believe that the most important lessons I have learned from James Petersen were what I have been doing wrong in communication. I have also learned of ways, methods and techniques in which to make the changes. One of my biggest problems would be the internal noise. According to Petersen, internal noise are the conversations that are going on inside your head that no one is aware of but you. How can I expect to be a good listener and an even better participant in the conversation if I am not giving the talker my undivided attention? It is one thing to have outside sources of distraction, but, to have the distraction come from within, the internal noise is something that absolutely needs to be worked on. I pride myself in being patient and not attempting to talk over someone. I make it a point to know when it is a good time to chime in. However, my task is to not analyze what the speaker is saying while he or she is saying it. While analyzing is great, I could possibly be missing pertinent information. Working on these problems will greatly assist those in counseling by affording the counselor the opportunity to gather all the needed information and make of the analysis and assessments needed to best serve and treat patients. I intend to act by diligently working toward