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¶ … roles in achieving effective communication is through perception-checking. Perception-checking entails a lot of influential factors that enable an individual to perceive, through his/her own experiences and motivations, the environment and the people around him/her. One important influence is the physiological factor, wherein our senses, age, health and even biological cycles affect our perception of other. Another influence is culture and society which I live in, wherein gender and occupational roles and self-concept are important. My perception of the world is affected because of physiological factors. If I am a young American man, I might perceive old people as unapproachable, and the old people may view me as frivolous and playful, since the age gap between the two of us influences our perception of each other. Gender also is affective, wherein a man may view women as the weaker sex, or vice versa. Even our senses influence our perception; a cake may taste too sweet for me, while my friend thinks otherwise. Biological cycles are essential because this helps determine our perception of an individual, that is, whether that person is a 'night' or 'morning' person. Cultural influence is most important when encountering people from a different nation, society, or culture. I might view a Japanese person as reserved and unapproachable when he is quiet, since I was brought up in a culture where openness is valued. Social roles also influence my perception most especially in our occupational roles. A national issue may be perceived differently by a sociologist, politician, and an economist because of the differences in their occupation and area of specialty. Self-concept is also important in determining my perception of others in the society. I might view some Asian countries to be 'backward' because of the economic differences of my country with that of these Asian nations, therefore, I might perceive Asian nations as poor and submissive to wealthier, more powerful countries. These influences are substantial in perception-checking, and must be practiced with care and accuracy, if possible.
Communication Skills Self-Assessment Interpersonal Communication Speech and language pathologists are considered to be experts in the field of interpersonal communication. Yet these professionals readily agree that although they may be experts in disorders of communication, they "are not experts in 'communication,' particularly that of interpersonal communication" (Montgomery, 2006). A fundamental reason that someone might not be skilled in interpersonal communication is that they have difficulty attending to and processing all of the
Communication and Gender in Movies Cinematic Gender Communication Gender plays a fairly important role in regards to communication and its effectiveness and nuances. This fact is largely due to the immense value which people have always placed upon language, which can be thought of as a means of identifying and, in some instances, even defining what it means to be of a particular gender since "communication is thought to be, at once,
Communication Improvement Plan for the Sheriff's Department The Communication Improvement Plan (CIP) is an initiative that seeks to establish, formalize, and institutionalize proper communication protocols in the Sheriff's Department. The rationale for developing the CIP stemmed from the specific needs of the department, specifically: (i) to establish protocols that reflect proper communication flow in dealing with specific concerns or issues relevant to the work of members of the Sheriff's Department; (ii)
An example of effective demonstrative communication is when a person is nodding while receiving information from the sender. However, when a person is talking to someone who has his/her arms folded, it's likely to be interpreted that he/she is defensive, cold, or uncomfortable, which is ineffective demonstrative communication. Listening and Responding in Demonstrative Communication: Similar to other forms of communication, listening and responding is an important aspect of demonstrative communication (Sheridan, 2011).
Communications skills test I took was from MindTools.com. I scored a 33 on this test. This level says that I need to work on my communications skills (36 is the threshold for the next level up, and 75 is the maximum score). The assessment was further detailed on different elements of communication. On the element of planning the message, I scored 7 out of 15. The second element is encoding,
Communication and Perception Processes Communication models simplify the descriptions of complex communication interactions Three models: Transmission- a linear one-way process in which a sender transmits a message to a receiver Participants- senders and receivers of messages Messages- the verbal and non-verbal content being shared Encoding- turning thoughts into communication Decoding- turning communication into thoughts Channels- sensory routes through which messages travel Barriers / Noise Environmental noise- physical noise Semantic noise- noise in encoding process Interaction- participants alternate positions as senders and receivers