Interpersonal Communication

1. Describe an artifact from your own life. I want you to describe the item (or even better-post a picture!). What does this item say about you? What does this item reflect about your culture’s values? Does it reflect positively or negatively on your self-concept?
(Infantryman blue cord will be the artifact I choose)

2.How is self-disclosure in your own face-to-face relationships different from self-disclosure in relationships which are maintained online (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram)? Do you think technology has changed our interpersonal relationships? How and why?

3.Please visit the Seven Challenges website. Read over the introduction and summary of The Seven Challenges. Select one of the seven to explore in depth. Click on the link of the specific challenge read about it and then prepare a 150 word summary of what you learned.

Challenge 1. Listen more carefully and responsively. Listen first and acknowledge what you hear, even if you don’t agree with it, before expressing your experience or point of view. In order to get more of your conversation partner’s attention in tense situations, pay attention first: listen and give a brief restatement of what you have heard (especially feelings) before you express your own needs or position. The kind of listening recommended here separates “text-decoration: underline;”>acknowledging from “text-decoration: underline;”>approving or agreeing. Acknowledging another person’s thoughts and feelings does not have to mean that you approve of or agree with that person’s actions or way of experiencing, or that you will do whatever someone asks.