I think one of the most important concepts it mentions is that it teaches you that in order to rhetorically think, you have to begin with listening to what others are saying. We have to be open-minded when listening to ones opinion in order to fully see their point of view. There are many times when I myself am listening to somebody speaking, while I’m already planning my response back in my head. I’m not completely listening to what they are saying and in a way I’m already preparing myself to respond back disagreeing with them and immediately stating how I feel. This is a good reminder that I need to opening listen to the speaker, soaking in everything they are saying and get an understanding of how they feel or where they are coming from.
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This will help me write from a standard of not bashing another’s view on things because I would never want to disparage ones belief or opinion. These two concepts alone will benefit me significantly outside of school in my work setting. Using my profession as an example, with being a nurse I have to learn how to communicate ethically and in a respectful way with everyone I come into contact with. There are many times that a family or patient may have a different perspective on things because of cultural differences. By using rhetorical thinking, I can learn to opening listen to what they are saying and feel where they are coming from. For another situational example, there will come a time that I may disagree with management or feel that I may not be being treated fairly within my job and I will have to communicate with them respectively and professionally. By using the concepts I learned just within these two chapters, it’ll help give me the ability to reach my audience in an effective manner. This will help with a lot of situations in daily living. The more mature we get we need to learn how to communicate in a way that will benefit both parties, reevaluate your own views and to always see others perspective on things to get the full understanding of a
This will help me write from a standard of not bashing another’s view on things because I would never want to disparage ones belief or opinion. These two concepts alone will benefit me significantly outside of school in my work setting. Using my profession as an example, with being a nurse I have to learn how to communicate ethically and in a respectful way with everyone I come into contact with. There are many times that a family or patient may have a different perspective on things because of cultural differences. By using rhetorical thinking, I can learn to opening listen to what they are saying and feel where they are coming from. For another situational example, there will come a time that I may disagree with management or feel that I may not be being treated fairly within my job and I will have to communicate with them respectively and professionally. By using the concepts I learned just within these two chapters, it’ll help give me the ability to reach my audience in an effective manner. This will help with a lot of situations in daily living. The more mature we get we need to learn how to communicate in a way that will benefit both parties, reevaluate your own views and to always see others perspective on things to get the full understanding of a