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Interpersonal Communication , Fall, 2021 Written Portfolio Assignment Assigned October 13, 2021 and due via email on November 17, 2021 via Canvasl Your completed Written Portfolio will include three separate components and are detailed below. I must be able to read and understand the content of your portfolio, but all of it does not necessarily have to be completely typewritten. In addition to the required items, feel free to include additional information you feel was relevant to this experience. Be creative and have fun with this assignment!! 1. 21 Consecutive Day Listening Journal. The focus of the 21 Day Listening Journal is on your intrapersonal communication, especially as it relates to your listening skills. This can be handwritten or typed. If it is handwritten, please photograph each page of the completed written journal and upload each image of the page into a Word Document and save it as a PDF to submit it. A. Three positive statements about yourself. You must write three positive statements about yourself every and no duplications are permitted. These must be statements about you. For example, I have great taste in cars – NOT I have a great car. The statements will begin with the word "I" or "I'm" or some variation thereof. B. Listening Entry: Each day consider some event where you focus on your listening skills. Provide a one paragraph explanation of the event and describe the type of listening you used (or failed to use). Please use Wolvin and Coakley's Five Types of Listening to define the event – 1. Discriminative 2. Comprehensive 3. Appreciative 4. Therapeutic (Empathetic) 5. Critical Be thorough in your analysis. Focus on how you listened or failed to listen. Was it a positive or negative experience? Did you misunderstand someone during the day? Did you hear a new song and really like or dislike it? Did you listen to the sound of a storm? The point here is to focus on your listening each day in an effort to improve your overall skills. C. Trigger Words/Sounds/Smells/Emotions, etc.: The frequency of these instances will vary between individuals as you may or may not have many triggers --- or perhaps you have not yet tuned into what they may be. You may not experience triggers while writing your journal, but feel free to reflect on triggers you’ve noticed previously in your life. D. Any instances of "miscommunication" or "misunderstanding" you experience or observe. Disagreements are often the result of miscommunication, so especially note these. Try to figure out what caused the miscommunication. If nothing happens this week, try to remember a miscommunication or misunderstanding from the recent past. E. Self Evaluation: At the completion of your 21 Consecutive Day Listening Journal, please analyze your behavior as a listener throughout this experience. What did you learn? Link the course content with your journal entries. Be as specific as possible. This assignment is designed to promote your Interpersonal Communication Grieder, Fall, 2021 personal growth and understanding of self. What is the difference between listening and hearing? What are you saying to yourself? 2. Listening in Social Media (This must be typed) Watch both of the films "The Social Dilemma" (Netflix Documentary) and "The Circle" (2017 Film with Tom Hanks and Emma Watson) and consider the entirety of how we absorb, process then respond to stimuli we choose to allow into our brain. How have you seen this played out in your life? Did any of the ideas or concepts from either of these films resonate with you? If so, how? Consider everything we've talked about this semester including focusing on developing a Character Ethic. Complete a 3-4 page typed, double spaced analysis of the films and include references to anything we've covered this semester that relates to your analysis. 3. Self Evaluation (This must be typed) At the completion of this assignment, prepare a thorough evaluation (2-3 pages, typed, double spaced) of your own communication strengths and weaknesses (NOT just your listening skills, but feel free to include information on them as well). Identify any areas of desired improvement. Has this assignment helped you to improve your listening skills? Has this class helped you to improve your overall communication skills? If so, how, why or why not? _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Positive Statements
I have a great sense of fashion. I live by high standards. I love looking at things from the
positive side.
Listening Entry
The event was when I met with my friends at the restaurant to discuss how we would
undertake our school project. At the restraint, there are different sounds. There are the music
people talking and other background noise from the cooking pro. Therefore, I use Discriminative
listening to distinguish between the essential and the non-essential sounds. This helps me focus
on what my friends are saying instead of what I can hear from the background. This approach is
necessary for such interpersonal relationships. I can quickly determine what is essential and what
is not vital for me to hear. What I heard was positive, and what I was meant to hers. Although I
could listen to the music from the background, which was less important to me, I was able to
capture what my friends discussed about the project.
Trigger Sounds/ Words
One of the triggers I noticed in the past was the blowing sound. When I heard the sound
of blowing wind, I felt the urge to sleep. Whispering also made acquire the feeling of relaxation
and calmness. The trigger word that I experienced in the past is delicious, which triggered my
desire to eat something sweet and my favorite food. The word Deadline also triggers the feeling
of impatience in me.

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Miscommunication
I had a disagreement with my friend in the past because she said something which hurt
me. However, what caused the miscommunication was that I did not give her a chance to finish
off her statements. I just understood what I wanted to, and I did not open my mind to see what
she meant at that moment. She started by saying, "Since you lost your relative," and I felt hurt. I
did not give them the chance to finish what she was trying to say. I thought she was trying to use
the situation in some way; failing to listen led to the misunderstanding.
Self-Evaluation
For the 21 days of listening, I have learned that listening before giving an opinion is
important. I should ensure that I understand what the other party means before concluding. With
the case here, I misunderstood my friend. I learned that I should give time to understand
everything the say what I feel about it. Listening means that one hears the sound and understands
it while receiving the sounds through the ear. I am telling myself that I will ensure I know the
meaning of what I hear.
Listening to Social Media
The film delves into how social media's structure fosters dependency, manipulates public
perceptions, feelings, and behavior, and disseminates conspiracy stories and falsehoods to
increase revenue (Orlowski, 2020). The documentary also looks at the impact of social media on
psychological wellbeing, particularly adolescent psychological health and increasing teenage
rates of suicide. The plot of 'The Circle' shows the group of people who wake up in a circular
room, and they are not aware of how they got there and start losing their lives one by one
according to the rules created in the room (sponsored, 2017). This film shows that the way the

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stimuli are absorbed and processed in the brain is influenced by the beliefs that we feed to the
brain. The brain only processes what we provide, which is likely to affect how we behave and
react to different stimuli. It shows that when you choose to believe what you see or hear, it also
helps the brain feel so and manipulate you. For instance, the characters eric in The Circle made
the young lady believe that he wanted to save them and the girl belied it. She sacrificed her life,
but eric plotted for the pregnant mother to be murdered with the baby. This resonates in my life
in some way. I like fashion, and I have followed different fashion icons and other celebrities. At
some point, social media had made me forget that those people I saw there did not dress that way
every time, and it made me feel that I did not do well with fashion.
One of the ideas that resonated with me is that different things on social media can
influence you. Therefore, it is up to you to choose what goes into your brain and what you don't
have to absorb. Social media has a positive influence if you take the information the right way.
For instance, if I take what I hear on social media as an inspiration, I will do better than letting it
pressure me into thinking I am not good enough. Considering that it is up to me to choose what I
absorb from social media, I can understand and achieve what I need to. I feel that people absorb
different things from social media in different ways, depending on their age. Teenagers are likely
to lose their esteem over the social media pressure, but adults will take it differently. Therefore,
considering what to take to the brain is essential to avoid being manipulated.
Self-Evaluation
One of my communications strengths is that I can listen and offer a response to the
person I am talking to. For instance, if I am discussing studies with my friends, I will give myself
the time to listen to them and respond to them with the knowledge that I have. Being able to
listen and offer a response is what makes communication because it is a two-way thing. Another

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strength is that I can communicate with anyone because I feel that it will help me gain new
knowledge. This means that even though I am not interested in the topic, I can still do it to get a
unique ability. If I am not knowledgeable enough about the subject, respond with...


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