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Real + Ethical + Competent Communication = Kathie Snow Founded through personal experience and an endless pursuit to ensure her son was and is afforded the same life opportunities as every other human-being, Kathie Snow found herself thrust unintentionally into a role of advocate with one message, "Disabilities is natural" (Snow, n.d.). Now, 25 years later, she travels across the nation speaking on behalf of inclusion, facilitates training to support various inclusion initiatives, and welcomes conversations with parents, professionals, and individuals with disability diagnoses. Kathie also inspires thousands through her articles, books, and of course, her website; Disabilities is Natural. What makes Kathie Snow so effective? Kathie is an exemplary example of O'Hair, Wiemann, Mullin, and Teven's (2015) statement, "Effective communicators understand how their communication choices effective others and why others' communication choic...
Our scores yielded the same results when scoring ourselves. Like you, one area I would like to improve my communication skills is when dealing with confrontation. I tend to stammer, fumble on my words and second guess my stance in these situations. Confidence is a skill that is built on experience as well as positive feedback in other communications situations. In confrontation, since I am so trusting, I feel others are trustworthy as well. This isn't always the case...unfortunately :/
ReplyDeleteYour post helped me to self reflect a bit more and to realize similarities in our results. I feel confident in my scores and I hope you do as well :)
Lynnette,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on your blog post. I also had my husband and a co-worker fill out the surveys for me. Our scores for ourselves matched each other. I, too, scored a mild level for communication anxiety inventory, moderate for verbal aggression, and group 1 (people-oriented) for listening styles. I am also not a confrontational person. I steer clear of drama and avoid those kinds of situations. However, being in the early childhood educational field it is inevitable that I will have moments where I must confront a parent or a colleague when we do not see eye to eye on a certain topic or child. "To communicate effectively and appropriately in today's world, you must possess an understanding of and appreciation for people who perceive others differently than you do. It's also important to understand the way your unique background affects your perceptions" (O'Hair, Wiemann, Mullin, & Teven, 2015, p. 43). Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
Jennifer
Hi Lynnette,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading your blog post. I agree with your post. I agree that competent communication must also be effective and it help you meet your goal. I learn good communication help people get a lot out of life. I learn that you get along with people better by listen and communication.
Iesha
Hi, I love your post. I agree that hearing constructive criticism is not always easy. By accepting to hear and really listen to others perceptions we can grow. We must that their input to help us become stronger advocates. Thank you for your post.
ReplyDeleteI found this blog very interesting as it covers all the aspects of effective communication skills. The importance of good communication in all aspects of life both personal and professional.
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