When Tone Has a Different Meaning The communication I’ve chosen is my one of the experiences I have had with my wife. She and I were discussing the way we communicate with our child. She brought up the fact that we should really take the time to pay attention to our tone when discussing certain topics that our child might receive in a negative manor. Of course, when one dives into the meaning of the word tone, it is important to look at the definition as it pertains to the topic. It states “a particular pitch or change of pitch constituting an element in the intonation of a phrase or sentence” (Merriam Webster, 2014). The conversation commenced once I had given instructions to our youngest child on the proper way to gather her swim gear in order to avoid arriving late for her swim lessons. My wife found that although the words I used were appropriate;
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The participants were me and my wife. My wife having initiated the conversation would have been the speaker and I was her audience. My wife is an African American from the southeastern part of the United States whereas I’m a Hispanic (Puerto Rican ethnicity) north easterner. Ends. The goal of the conversation was to assure the tone we used with our child would not have a negative effect on her. Although that was the goal, the conversation style was not one of two parties trying to reach to an agreement, but ultimately became hostile which concluded in not achieving the desired goal. Act sequence. The sequence of the conversation started with my wife expressing that my tone was harsh and aggressive. I responded by explaining that was not my view on my tone and that I didn’t agree with her assessment. The conversation went back and forth and took a turn when I conceded to watch my tone, which my wife concluded I was doing in order to end the conversation. We both agreed at this point to table the conversation as it was becoming more volatile and not productive to the original the
The participants were me and my wife. My wife having initiated the conversation would have been the speaker and I was her audience. My wife is an African American from the southeastern part of the United States whereas I’m a Hispanic (Puerto Rican ethnicity) north easterner. Ends. The goal of the conversation was to assure the tone we used with our child would not have a negative effect on her. Although that was the goal, the conversation style was not one of two parties trying to reach to an agreement, but ultimately became hostile which concluded in not achieving the desired goal. Act sequence. The sequence of the conversation started with my wife expressing that my tone was harsh and aggressive. I responded by explaining that was not my view on my tone and that I didn’t agree with her assessment. The conversation went back and forth and took a turn when I conceded to watch my tone, which my wife concluded I was doing in order to end the conversation. We both agreed at this point to table the conversation as it was becoming more volatile and not productive to the original the