Assertiveness

they focus on listening to what others have to say. By completing exercises similar to the Introduction game, I am also able to become more engaged in learning how to think about the message I want my audience to receive. To increase my level of assertiveness, I can participate in more activities that force my out of my comfort zone. For example, I recently became the secretary of the W.E.B. Dubious Honor Society, an organization that emphasizes scholastic achievement among students and to…

instance, in the retail industry, customer service is top priority. Employees were trained to deal customer inquiries and complaints. When it comes to complaints, there is usually an interaction between the customer and the employee. This is where assertiveness, on behalf of the employee, comes into play. Should there be a complaint, the employee must be “fair-assertive” (Psychcentral.com, 2015) enough to help the customer understand how a related product works in a tactful, honest and…

Communication is a process of sending and receiving information among people. Humans communicate with others not only by face-to-face communication, but also by giving information by the internet and printed products such as books and newspapers. Many people believe that the significance of communication is like the importance of breathing (Hasan, 2015). Although this may be considered as true, communication facilitates the spread of knowledge and forms relationships between people.…

After taking the NEO-IP-R Personality Test, I concluded that the test was fairly accurate assessment of my personality, and it confirmed what I believe my personality to be. There were five factors and some sub-facets on each factor, which I am going to discuss whether or not I agree or disagree with each factor. The first category is Extraversion. I scored in the average numbers, with the description that I am neither a subdued loner nor a jovial chatterbox (IPIP-NEO). I would agree with this…

PLAGIARISM, AMERICAN AND YORUBA CULTURE. Plagiarism Plagiarism according to the University of People (2015) refers to the unwholesome act of capturing someone else’s work, words or ideas as one’s own original work whether mistakenly or intentionally in the process of satisfying an academic obligation or exercise. Furthermore, University of People (2015) went ahead to elaborate on this unwholesome act and elaborated ways in which plagiarism can be said to have been committed, four of which are…

those appointed to them, even if it violates their ethics. This statement made by Athen’s Thucydides is not true for all contexts. If one’s superiority was to be measured or determined not by the amount of resources exposed to them, but by their assertiveness and morality, the stronger would not always be able to do what they can and the weaker would not suffer what they ‘must’. When Thucydides claims ‘the strong do what they can, and the weak suffer what they must’ he says it on the basis of…

tools are: https://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/ActiveListening.htm. I like this website because it focuses on active listening and not just listening in journal. I believe that active listening is the most crucial part to listening successfully. “Assertiveness is a skill regularly referred to in social and communication skills training. Being assertive means being able to stand up for your own or other people’s rights in a calm and positive way, without being either aggressive, or passively…

Introduction In some ways, those in society can be viewed as being the same. We all strive for the same human nature. We all physically possess human bodies and human minds, which allows us to have thoughts and experience human feelings. However, in contrast, there are ways that we are completely different from each person we do or do not know. People do not share the same exact experiences or perspectives on life. Individuals have unique qualities and hold specific characteristics that show our…

at the tail end of the trials because the court would not take his confession, but he passed on with his pride. John Proctor and I share many traits, such as using rational thinking commonly, being loyal to the people we care about, and display assertiveness when necessary. John Proctor and I both portray rational thinking to arrive at sound conclusions. An example of John Proctor being a rationalist is, “Why do you never wonder if Parris be innocent, or Abigail? Is the accuser always holy now?…

progress in itself. It taught me the importance of attending to the needs of individual members. Social Performance skills on the other hand, is an area that I could improve on, because my persuasion skills are not very strong and I tend to lack assertiveness when situation…