Communication

My overarching learning goal for this semester was to enhance my knowledge and understanding about interdisciplinary communication strategies as well as incorporating the learned knowledge into my clinical practice by November 24, 2014. I have divided this goal into two sub-goals focusing on verbal and non-verbal communication. Each sub-goal consists of four activities that were defined to enhance my learning process and to assist me in achieving the learning goal. This paper will discuss and…

Nonverbal Communication speaks the loudest when we are talking to somebody. Communication doesn’t just depend on your verbal communication, but eye contact, posture, facial expressions, gestures, and tone of voice also is a big part. The ability of knowing how to use your nonverbal communication can actually help build new or stronger relationships and it lets people express or reinforce the relationship between people, provides feedback to the other person and sets the movement of communication…

James was experiencing “fear or anxiety that associated with either real or anticipated communication with others has been defined as communication apprehension” (p. 78). James is not the only employee that has those situations, but there is approximately 20 percent of the population in the United States suffers from communication apprehension (McCroskey, 1977). Many researches found that the individuals’ communication apprehension (CA) cause negative influence in their work environment. The…

Communication is all about listening, as Em Griffin points out what people should be focused on, “I realize how much my relationship with other people depends on picking up what they’re trying to communicate. I want to hear them out without jumping to preset conclusions” (Griffin, 1987, p. 101). Key to communication is listening first, followed by communicating verbally back. When communication becomes all about talking and not listening, there will be a break in relationship due to…

For the first major assignment for Professor Julia Green’s Communication 211 for Spring 2016, I partnered with classmates Lori Rainey and Sarah Beattie to “analyze how the different forms of communication yield different results when it comes to communicating” (Green, Week 4 - Major Assignment 1: Blog). By going through the exercises, I have reconfirmed that the form of online communication best suited to me is email versus social media such as Facebook, or texting. Unlike some people, I find…

As against dyadic communication (i.e., one to one) and mass communication (i.e., one to many), group communication implies a many-to- many communication. Team work and group communication form an integral part of most organisations that embrace the concept of an open organisational climate and participative management. This is largely because of the complexity of decisions that have to be made when we are dealing with groups as opposed to individuals. 2.2.1 Group communication The member of an…

electronic communication. For the Pros, it is provides a fast and efficient way to communicate with anyone in the world. A person can easily different kinds of send In our society today, there are many forms of electronic communication. There are many advantages and disadvantages of using them. However, in my opinion, I feel that there are a lot of disadvantages of using electronic communication. There are several reasons why I have come to this conclusion. The electronic communication can cause…

Therapeutic communication not only occurs at clinics, hospitals and home health. It could happen at any place such as grocery store, public garden and so on. Therapeutic communication is the face-to-face process of interaction that focuses on advancing the physical and emotional well-being of a client. Communication occurs socially as well as professionally. Social communication uses nonspecific professional skills whereas professional communication uses well-defined professional skills (Tamparo…

communicate effectively to colleagues and patients. Effective communication is crucial for good relations at work and for the success of institutions or organizations. For example, patients need to understand and develop trust in healthcare professionals in order to open up on even the most sensitive details of their health conditions. This understanding and trust can only be developed through effective communication. Additionally, good communication skills are a must for nurses since the nature…

your children with these devices you decrease their communication skills, decrease their physical activities, hinder their learning abilities, hinder the understanding of socialization, and prevent them from picking up on emotional cues of others. Here are some facts that will hopefully encourage you to put down the phone and connect with your children. Communication skills follow us from the time we learn them to the end of our life. Communications skills can be anything from “I need a juice…