“Blog Assignment – Inter-cultural communication”

Primarily, when I communicate, it starts with a beginning and an ending.  As a communicator, my intentions are to send a thought and an emotion to be read by another. When a person received the message, they will be able to interpret the information through a message from a code.  As well as principles, theories, and approaches that serve as filters to effectively communicate with others.

Developing essential skills, I can find information about critical life skills and insights of how I teaching resources will help to improve professional work and personal life.  Individual topics can be overwhelming and difficult to keep them separate from your job time. We spend most of your time at work, so it can be impossible to separate the two from professional and personal life.  Whether or not we realize it, the decisions we make are influenced by what we value and our beliefs and ideas that are important to us.  Each of us is a product of our cultural background, including gender, ethnicity, family, age, religion, profession and other life experiences (Vuckovic, A. 2008).  These values form the choices made in our lives and have us to understand more about the choices we make both for our professional and our personal lives.

Reference

Article: Vuckovic, A. (2008). Inter-cultural communication: A foundation of communicative action. Multicultural Education and Technology Journal, 2(1), 47–59.

"Blog Assignment - Communicating with different Groups and Cultures"

Do you find yourself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures?

Yes, I find myself communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures.  Living in a culture that is different from my own can be both challenging and pleasurable.  Regardless of what culture you are from it is mutual to go through an adjustment.  In fact, our values and traditions can be very different, as well as our beliefs about several things.  We as individuals experience different principles in growing up.  Understanding cultural differences has to do with recognizing yourself as a cultural being and coming to understand that the way you see the world, organize your behavior and look at children are, to a great extent, influenced by our own culture, which also may have been influenced by your training (Gonzalez-Mena, 2010).

Therefore, when people move to another culture, they naturally convey their background and way of living with them, and this can help adjust to their new atmosphere.  For example, some people may quickly adapt to a different culture while others may struggle considerably.  Then there may be a feeling of misperception and anxiety that may occur in an inexperienced area.  Adjusting to a new culture will become an ongoing progression.  It may be challenging at times, but most people reach a decision that is going through some changes can help them absorb more about themselves and develop a greater confidence in their ability to steer new situations.

Reference

Gonzalez-Mena, J. (2010). 50 strategies for communicating and working with diverse families. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.

Blog Assignment - “Communication Experiment of a television show I do not normally watch.”

 "Modern Family “Valentine’s Day 4:  Twisted Sister”

Watch the show with the sound turned off. 

While many gestures, such as smiles throughout the television program, the meaning of the actors were entirely different without the sound.  For example, the three neighbors seem to be very close and appear to be friendly while communicating together.  In fact, they looked be helpful to one another, have fun together be giving hugs, expressing a sense of caring toward each other.  Finally, their nonverbal behavior did show there was a problem during the program.  For example, one actor began to take his head and hold his head and crossing his arms with an irritated expression on his face. 

Now, watch the show with the sound turned on.

In either case sound on or sound off, the television program primary purpose helped me to interpret the understanding.  The writer presented information with the most different outcome with the use of words.  For instance, the three families were comforting each other about issues in their marriage.  There were plans for a special Valentine’s Day trip gone wrong. It was several different issues going on with each family.  My assumptions about the characters and plots were entirely wrong.  I assumed life was pleasant, but it was so much deceit my expectations of the show were totally off because of a lot of deception.   I believe my assumptions would have been more correct if I had watched a show that I knew well.

Reference

http://www.hulu.com/watch/748524#i0,p13,d0

"Blog Assignment Effective Communication"

Senior Pastor Robert Bolden at Central Baptist Church is the most effectively communicate that I praise for all ages, especially young children.  He is an excellent speaker. His delivery skills are impressive, and most importantly the youth at my church can relate and identify with his series.

What is communication?

“Communication competence is the degree to which a communicator’s goals are achieved through efficient and appropriate interaction.”

“Communication is a process by which information is exchanged between individuals through a common system of symbols, signs, or behavior (Webster, 1983, p. 266).”






Some professionals develop communication skills and behaviors through years of learning.  In cognitive sense, communication is a learned behavior that comes with the reception and a communication process.  It is also important to communicate useful ability to appreciate the impact of words and actions needed to interact with others.

Effective communication depends on people having integrity, personality, and reality magnitudes of trust.  The amount to which an individual may illustrate circumstances honestly can make an enormous difference to whether or not others in the community can be trusted by others in the community.  Trust among people helps their sense of openness as they take part in a new and unclear responsibilities related to with the transformation.

Parents and professionals are a child’s first teachers in a young child’s life.  Children learn and develop at different stages of life.  Therefore, it is vital to exposes children to the age appropriate interacting of learning.  As well as demonstrating individual characteristics at an age to increase their social and emotional interests.  Developmentally appropriate practice exists during the learning process helping a child to develop and learn effectively in early childhood. 

Reference

Communication Competence Perspective - University of Kentucky. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.uky.edu/~drlane/capstone/commcomp.htm