Nonviolent Communication

Power of Speech “He showed it was possible to make a weak argument stronger through careful construction, and taught his art to willing pupils.” This quote from Strategy, by Lawrence Freedman, means that the strength of an argument depends on the ability one can speak. An argument between either an individual or a group can easily be defeated by one’s ability to speak. Persuasion is easily achievable with a powerful speech using both listening and speaking, but the most vital is speaking skills.…

In a post-secondary education likewise university and college, students are often given group assignments which account for a particular percentage in their coursework marks. Group assignment is a task given to a group of members who shares equal responsibilities to complete and submit it on or before the deadline stated to their respective tutor or lecturer. However, a group assignment tends to become an individual assignment some of the time when the group mates within the group are just count…

Do Social Media Hamper Real Life Relationships?In the Article "Technology hurts social bonds", by Shawn Ghuman, the author talks about how technology is taking over real life communications between people. He argues that people are spending too much time on their phones and that is affecting face-to-face relations. The absence of in person interaction is causing more anxiety among shy people. He says that people portray themselves however they want online, hiding behind a fear of rejection.…

My blind spots in terms of people that I might be leaving out and the opportunities I might be missing are with people who are generally quiet and don’t talk much, also with people who talk a lot. I don’t talk to people I don’t know that well because it’s like what is there to talk about? It’s kinda awkward at first because sometimes there is simply nothing to say. Now I realize that I could be missing out on some interesting people, but when you try to talk to someone and they give you short…

There are many doubts about exercise helping the brain, some of which leads individuals to training every day or two (2) times a day and expect better aging, sharp/focus brain, long life expectancy. In the article “Does Exercise Change Your Brain” Gretchen Reynolds uses a public website “The New York Times” to promote and show experiments of exercise effect on the brain. The article’s thesis is the last sentence of the introductory paragraph which states “So scanning her brain could potentially…

In this day and age we know that technology is important for us in our life. No matter where we are, technology is a must for us to communicate with others around the worlds. Did all of us thinks that the effect when we are dependence on technology? Here, the definition of technology is the example of technology is the internet which has made latest information around the worlds. Sometimes, the technology gives an advantage to us. Having said that, most of us does not appreciate modern…

Listening It is the conscious processing of the auditory stimuli that have been perceived through hearing. Example: The employees need to use the active listening in order to fulfill the manager or managers’ tasks. Suppose that a manager is talking about strategies to do to boom the business, and the employees are talking to one another, as results, the business won’t go anywhere because they did not listen to the manager. Website: www.wikihow.com/Develop-Listening-Skills 2-…

Two-step flow model is a model developed by Paul Lazarsfeld and his colleagues in the 1940s. This theory states that media influence, the information we receive from the mass media, often works in two stages. Firstly, media content like facts and views are picked up by opinion leaders in different groups. They can be friends, workmates, movie stars, politicians or anyone else who is considered influential and they usually have the respect of opinion followers due to their status in social class.…

Mediation Analysis Based on the conflict situation of Kachin inter- and intra-ethnic conflict, they cannot trust each other and there have never negotiated for any misunderstanding of issue and dispute in parties. In order to the conflict situation of parties they need the third party mediator who can assist and facilitate among them to negotiate and reduce the tension reach agreement. “Mediator can support the conflict management process and advice the parties in dispute. Parties in dispute…

Without imagination it would be almost impossible to live. Imagination plays an important role in our lives. Our imagination helps us to do many daily tasks in life. Without imagination it would be very hard to complete daily tasks. We use our imagination when we dream, invent, and learn. Although imagination seems like a small ability, the ability to imagine is very powerful. If we didn’t have an imagination we wouldn’t be as motivated because our imaginations helps us to picture ourselves in…