Career Life Connections 12: Exploring and Understanding Communication

Core Competency addressed in this lesson:

 Communicating the knowledge, skills, processes and dispositions we associate with

interactions with others. Through their communication, students acquire, develop and
transform ideas and information, and make connections with others to share their ideas,
express their individuality, further their learning, and get things done. The communication
competency is fundamental to finding satisfaction, purpose and joy.

Curricular Competencies addressed in the task:

 Assess personal transferable skills, and identify strengths and those skills that require
further refinement
 self-advocacy strategies
 reflection strategies


Having participated in a number of communication ‘games’ and ‘role plays,’ take

the time to reflect thoughtfully on what you’ve observed about yourself in this
process. Address each of the following prompts in your reflection.

1) What do you acknowledge are your strengths when it comes to

communication?

2) What challenges you when you communicate with others?

3) What characteristics do you notice/appreciate in others when they

communicate with you?

4) What characteristics do you notice/not appreciate in others when they

communicate with you?

5) What is your relationship like with technology and communication? Does it

help or hinder you? How so?

6) Is it possible for a person to change the way he/she communicates?


When you are finished,

 type it up
 upload a copy to your ‘Portfolio’ page on your website
 submit a hard copy to me for assessment.

This is due one week from today.