| Good communication is as stimulating as
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| | from very well understood to completely
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| black coffee
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| | misunderstood. And anyone who says "I
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| and just as hard to sleep after.
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| | understand perfectly" is probably
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| Anne Morrow Lindbergh, 'Gift from the
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| | deceiving themselves.G. FeedbackFeedback
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| Sea'The word communicate comes from the
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| | in our model are the reactions of the
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| latin communis or common. We speak of a
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| | receiver that are being communicated back
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| common room that everyone shares or a
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| | to the sender. Feedback causes the
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| university commons where everyone shares
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| | sender to modify his message to increase
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| the space. It indicates that two people
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| | the chances of its being understood by
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| or two groups have something shared in
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| | the receiver. Each of us has experienced
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| common but in our world today I maintain
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| | the feeling "they don't have a clue about
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| that there is nothing common about
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| | what I'm trying to say". How did we
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| communication. Many of the world's
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| | reach this conclusion? By interpreting
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| problems and disputes can be traced to
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| | the feedback the receiver is generating.
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| poor communication.The dictionary defines
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| | This feedback can be verbal or
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| communication as the transmission of
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| | nonverbal.H. Communication blocked by
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| information, thought or feeling so that
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| | noiseThe factor of "noise" may occur
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| it is satisfactorily received or
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| | anywhere along the communication line,
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| understood. As a working definition
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| | and it may be physical, physiological, or
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| we'll consider that communication has
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| | psychological in nature.
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| been successful if there is shared
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| | William Brooks
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| understanding between those trying to
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| | "Speech Communication"When using radio
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| communicate.So what is the result of
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| | to communicate, the static sometimes is
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| shared understanding? What are the
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| | so strong that the message is lost.
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| implications of a lack of shared
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| | Communication theorists call this kind of
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| understanding? Does shared understanding
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| | interruption during communication
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| guarantee acceptance, openness and trust
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| | "noise". For our purposes noise is any
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| between people and groups?I maintain that
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| | part of the communication process that
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| while good communication doesn't
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| | diminishes shared understanding. Noise
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| guarantee our lives will be enhanced,
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| | can be found in any part of our model.
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| poor communication will make bad
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| | The sender can have poor communication
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| situations worse and make it difficult to
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| | skills. The receiver may be unable to
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| have and maintain open, useful
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| | receive the message for a variety of
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| relationships in life.The outcome, then,
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| | reasons. The channels they use to
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| of successful communication should be to
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| | communicate may be inappropriate for the
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| increase understanding and thereby
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| | situation. Feedback may be
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| improve relationships - and who doesn't
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| | misinterpreted or ignored.As we continue
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| need improved relationships?Families,
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| | we will examine noise factors that
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| co-workers, governments all need better
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| | decrease shared understanding and ways of
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| communication. So let's examine what
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| | eliminating or reducing the noise so that
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| happens when we communicate, where the
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| | communication has a better
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| problems lie, and what we can each do to
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| | chance.II. Temperament and
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| improve our communication skills.I. The
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| | CommunicationTemperament comes from the
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| pieces of the communication
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| | Latin tem perave, which means to mix. It
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| processCommunication is a two-way street,
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| | relates to the fact that we are each a
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| and people tend to structure their
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| | unique mixture of personality traits -
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| phrases along well-traveled linguistic
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| | background, intelligence, feelings,
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| routes to optimize thier chances of being
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| | education, culture and on and on. It
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| understood. --Christopher Manning,
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| | seems obvious but your temperament
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| Stanford UniversityCommunication is a
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| | impacts your communication style.A. What
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| process; that is, it has definable steps
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| | is temperament?Temperament can also be
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| that can be examined. We will look at
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| | called personality type and incorporates
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| communicating as a cycle going round and
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| | self-image or self-esteem.
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| round unendingly. Remember, however,
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| | We'll talk more about self-image later
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| that examining the communication process
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| | but now we'll focus on our "natural"
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| is like putting your VCR on pause; you
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| | temperament or personality that we
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| look at a frozen snapshot of a dynamic,
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| | inherit along with our eye color and body
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| unending process. It's often been said
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| | type. The ancients thought that
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| that one cannot not communicate unless
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| | temperament was caused by the mixture of
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| you're dead or unconscious; communication
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| | certain bodily fluids called
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| takes place - for bad or for good - when
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| | humours.B. The four typesWhy four? Why
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| we're trying and when we're
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| | not 104? Over the centuries, through
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| not.A. SenderThe sender has something he
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| | observation and study, it has been
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| wants to share with someone else. In our
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| | determined that each of us is a blend of
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| simplified model, the sender is the
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| | four distinct personality types - and
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| person communicating. Unfortunately the
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| | more specifically we are usually a blend
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| sender's information is in his mind.
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| | of two of the four types. Who wrote this
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| While much work has been done on trying
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| | rule? How do we know it's true? Again
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| to prove ESP, for most of us we've got to
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| | the evidence is mostly empirical or by
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| get the information we want to share out
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| | experience though the underlying concepts
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| of our mind and into the other person's
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| | come from the work of Carl Jung.For our
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| mind by other means.B. ReceiverThe
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| | purposes, we'll use the ancient Greek
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| receiver is just that - the other person
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| | nomenclature for temperament types -
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| or persons that the sender is trying to
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| | Choleric, Phlegmatic, Sanguine, and
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| communicate with. What we'll find is
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| | Melancholy. These are certainly only one
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| that the receiver has some obstacles in
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| | way of discussing the four - other models
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| the way that will affect whether shared
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| | use the names of animals, the acronym
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| understanding is achieved or not. While
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| | DiSC, and the most famous - the
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| the sender has the responsibility to
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| | Meyers-Briggs naming system.Temperament
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| craft a clear message, the receiver has
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| | strongly affects communication style.
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| additional responsibilities of hearing,
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| | But so does our cultural background, so
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| listening, and providing feedback.C. A
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| | does our educational experience. The
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| messageThe message is not just some
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| | point is that temperament is only one
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| words. The message is a rich combination
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| | part of our communication style.The
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| of thoughts, feelings, words, and
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| | choleric type is sometimes called the
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| meanings. Even a sender that says, "it's
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| | Driver. A choleric person is
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| simple", doesn't realize the blended
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| | goal-oriented, no-nonsense, hard-nosed
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| nature of the message they want to
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| | person. They are extraverted, strong
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| convey. Many communication problems stem
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| | willed persons. You can spot a choleric
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| from the idea that communication is
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| | by their impatient, action-oriented
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| simple.D. Some ways of generating a
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| | style.As regards communicating, the
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| signalSpeak clearly, if you speak at all;
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| | choleric gets straight to the point and
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| carve every word
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| | is not much concerned with the feelings
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| before you let it fall.
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| | of others. They say what they mean and
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| Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1809 -
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| | it can often be pointed and critical.The
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| 1894)The signal we are speaking of is how
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| | sanguine temperament is an outgoing,
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| we encode the message in our heads and
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| | warm, people person. They are talkers
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| broadcast it to the receiver. We'll find
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| | and are concerned with the feelings of
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| that this includes more than the sounds
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| | others. They are best when meeting and
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| of words; it can include feelings,
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| | greeting others. They are extraverted,
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| attitudes, and our unique personality.
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| | warm, and enthusiastic.The sanguine is
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| If you think about this, all
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| | loath to hurt others' feelings and will
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| communication is indirect in that we use
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| | avoid conflict at almost any price.
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| the tools of language and nonverbal
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| | Their communication style is outgoing and
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| communication to attempt to share what we
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| | talkative. They will often touch the
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| are experiencing inside ourselves.E. A
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| | person they are talking to.The melancholy
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| brain
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| | is highly organized, detailed, and
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| I would while away the hours,
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| | critical. You can spot a melancholy by
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| Conversin' with the flowers . . .
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| | their organized desktop or workspace.
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| If I only had a brain. --
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| | They are introverted and often moody.
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| The Scarecrow in the Wizard of OZOur
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| | They dislike their anyone moving their
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| brains are rich, complicated places. All
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| | "stuff".As a communicator, the melancholy
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| communication is filtered through our
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| | will be precise, detailed and critical.
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| personality, our background, our
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| | They often feel they are "right" because
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| upbringing, our culture, and our current
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| | they have taken the time to carefully
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| state of being. When you are tired or
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| | analyze whatever subject they are talking
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| stressed or in circumstances that are
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| | about.The phlegmatic is the quietest of
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| unpleasant, communication becomes that
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| | the four types. While generally calm on
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| much harder.F. Shared understandingSpeak
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| | the surface they are the most likely to
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| properly, and in as few words as you can,
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| | be anxious internally when
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| but always plainly;
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| | communicating.Again I want to emphasize
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| for the end of speech is not ostentation
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| | that no one is purely one temperament
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| but to be understood.
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| | type. Another presentation I do on
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| William PennWe return to our definition.
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| | understanding temperament goes into much
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| The degree to which someone understands
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| | more detail on the 16 combinations of
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| what we are trying to communicate will
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| | personality traits.Everything that
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| depend on many factors. How much alike
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| | irritates us about others
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| are we? Do we share any background
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| | can lead us to an understanding of
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| experiences? Are our language skills,
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| | ourselves.
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| attitudes, beliefs similar or dissimilar?
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| | Carl Jung (1857-1961)In a nutshell,
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| What assumptions have we made about each
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| | personality affects communication because
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| other based on stereotypes?It's probably
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| | each style has a different primary way of
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| fair to say that the degree of
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| | communicating.
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| understanding could be rated on a scale
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