"I" messages?

Question

* "I" messages (Know the “I” statement patterns)

* 1-way and 2-way communication (definitions)

* Non-verbal communication.

* Active listening skills---Be prepared to apply this skill to teacher's statement.

* Identify the roadblocks to communication and why they effect communication.

* What are the two ways we communicate? What are the characteristics of each?

* Why is compromise a very important part of conflict resolution?

Answer 1

Find the book Parent Effectiveness Training or Teacher Effectiveness Training. They go in detail through I-messages and roadblocks to communication.

For the rest, look in your text and/or class notes. THOSE are the answers your teacher/prof is going to want, not what people in Yahoo Answers think they answer might be.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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Answer 4

i feel that the most effective thing to do is say everything really loudly.  that way everyone will know what you're trying to say.  its really hard to listen though, isn't it?

Answer 5

"I" messages tell other people what we want them to know about ourselves, and are, by definition, self centred.

1-way communication is an output of information form one person that is not being internalised byt the other.

2-way communication is a free flow of information between 2 people, where both are receiving and understanding what the other is saying.

Listening skills, apart from concentrating on what is being said, are skills of encouragement, of looking as though you are interested in what is being said. This is down to body language.

Non-verbal communication is just that. Communicating with facial expression, body posture, gesture. It is possible to say one thing, but indicate the opposite by your body posture, for example.

Roadblocks, do you mean affect? I guess this means the misunderstandings that occur in speech or gesture or facial expression.

We communicate verbally, with words, with tone of voice, all backed up by expression.

We communicate non-verbally by posture, by expression, by gesture, by signs.

Compromise is important because it allows each side  to gain and lose some part of the conflict.

Body language. If we are sitting talking, and I am supposed to be listening to you, i can be sitting in one of 2 ways. I can be sitting with my arms folded, one ankle resting on the other knee, effectively setting up a barrier, or, I can be sitting in amore open posture, perhaps leaning towards you slightly. Which way tells you that I am listening to you and interseted in what you are saying ?

See what I mean?

Hope this helps.