Saturday, November 21, 2015
This weeks blog relates to the assignment/application for week 4. In this assignment, I had to conduct two surveys on my own as well as get two people to conduct the same surveys. On the first I received a score of 27 and on the second survey I received a score of 60. Both of my testers scored very similar to myself as well as with each other. After looking at things that we differed on opinions of would be feeling disappointed when I spoke publicly, as well as showing others that I dislike them. When I scored myself I felt as if I was always confident before and after public speaking; but after reviewing the feedback from my coworker and husband they informed me that I appear less confident because I am always asking how I did afterwards, as well as consistently asking if my presentation was appropriate beforehand! When I think about it I guess it does seem that I am less confident when speaking publicly! The second issue that differed was showing dislike! I always try to get along with others regardless but its hard sometimes! My coworker and husband informed me that I need to work on my facial expressions/demeanor! When I think about it that's so true! My mouth could be saying one thing but my body language.....which is often very believable.....needs to be in sync!!! I truly enjoyed this assignment and it will definitely help me in my professional and personal life!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Hi Shawanza,
ReplyDeleteThis assignment was very interesting to me. The two people I had complete the tests had a different perspective on my confidence level speaking in public than I did. I feel the anxiety come on when it is my turn to speak in front of a large group of people. From their perspective they feel I am mild which means I am a bit uneasy in some communication settings and more confident in others; I rated myself as moderate.
We were on the same page as far as the verbal aggressiveness. I “maintain a good balance between respect and consideration for others’ viewpoints, and the ability to argue fairly by attacking the facts of a position rather than the person holding that position” (Rubin & Sypher 2009).
One thing that I learned through this exercise is how to improve my communication skills. For you it’s important that you understand what to work on and with the help of others you will get to where you want to be.
Great post!
Reference
Rubin, R. B., Palmgreen, P., & Sypher, H. E. (Eds.) (2009). Communication research measures: A sourcebook. New York: Routledge.
Rebecca
This comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteShawanza,
ReplyDeleteI was amazed with my scores, but what I was mostly surprised by was how others could see what you didn't see. At the least, your coworker's views and your husband's views were different because both of them see you in different ways and communicate communicate differently with you. But you will get it right, of course!
-Karen