Introduction Without a doubt, one of the most precious characteristics of a school principal is his or her ability to communicate effectively. Consequently, as a future school administrator I will make sure to use as many communication skills as possible. In this assignment, I will use the communication terms included in Module 1 DB assignment to perform four informal conversations with a parent, student, teacher, and cafeteria worker. Moreover, I will use four strategies to successfully conduct the conversations: active listening, critical listening, interpersonal communication, persuasion.
• Parent – During the week I privately tutor some students in the afternoon. After one my tutoring session was over, a mother of one of my students spoke with me for several minutes. She told that a doctor found out that her son was autistic. Immediately, I used the active listening skill. I truly wanted to go home, but I took my time listening to her attentively and with compassion.
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During one of our conversations, one of my students approached me to besmirch the name of another teacher. I used the critical listening because teachers and school administrators must to judge what they hear by assessing the facts presented for real accuracy and seek the truth and fallacies in the arguments presented.
• Teacher – One of the teachers who work with me for the Bilingual Department, was complaining that she was not making enough money and that life was not fair. I decided to use the interpersonal communication strategy to frankly tell her my opinion. I choose the right words to not offend her or make her feel bad. But then again, I told her that she needed to study more and look for a better position somewhere
• Parent – During the week I privately tutor some students in the afternoon. After one my tutoring session was over, a mother of one of my students spoke with me for several minutes. She told that a doctor found out that her son was autistic. Immediately, I used the active listening skill. I truly wanted to go home, but I took my time listening to her attentively and with compassion.
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During one of our conversations, one of my students approached me to besmirch the name of another teacher. I used the critical listening because teachers and school administrators must to judge what they hear by assessing the facts presented for real accuracy and seek the truth and fallacies in the arguments presented.
• Teacher – One of the teachers who work with me for the Bilingual Department, was complaining that she was not making enough money and that life was not fair. I decided to use the interpersonal communication strategy to frankly tell her my opinion. I choose the right words to not offend her or make her feel bad. But then again, I told her that she needed to study more and look for a better position somewhere