Communicating Differently
Time Well Spent
Time Well Spent Funny thing about time, it feels endless until one day, it’s suddenly gone. That was my experience two days ago when I pulled into the parking lot of my work and suddenly realized my direction, my purpose, my research, everything was being taken away from me. Who am I without my syllabus, assignments, professors, and colleagues? For a moment I began to weep out of fear and loneliness until I remembered the words of Julie Olsen Edwards who reminded me that fear of the unknown is scary but, “You can’t wait until you know enough, we never know enough” (Laureate, n.d.). She is correct, and one thing is for sure, I am relentless in my early childhood efforts. Further, still, I will not go quietly into the night, but instead, I will dive into next week with the knowledge: 1. I am not alone. I have the skills and relationships to build a community of practice that will become the springboard for tomorrow’s all-incl...
Lynnette,
ReplyDeleteGood job on your blog post. I like how you compared yourself to being a chameleon when communicating with different groups of people. I, too, am constantly code-switching depending on my audience. Also, being aware of our own nonverbal behaviors and cues is important, along with self-reflection. If we constantly self-reflect, we are able to think about and manage our own negative thoughts and any self-doubt we may have. I mentioned in my blog post about also not assuming we know how a person is going to react or behave just because we think we may know their culture. We also must not judge or have biased thoughts about cultural diversity, until we fully understand the situation and can comprehend what the other person may be feeling or thinking. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
Jennifer
Lynnette
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog post. I agree with your post. I like when you post changing communication style to fit the needs of those I am speaking with. As an early childhood development, teacher you have to communication style with children. Next you have a different communication style teacher, and parent. Finally, you have a different communication style boss. It is important to have different communication style. I enjoy you post.
Iesha