Many people in this world have trouble speaking in front of an audience.

Some people hate it because they get nervous about saying the wrong thing
or looking like an idiot. These are some of the problems I encounter when I speak in front of a group. This is why taking an oral communication
class at Mansfield University will be good for me.
Oral communication classes can benefit me in many ways. It can get rid of my nervousness when speaking in things like job interviews,
presentations I will have to do in other classes at Mansfield, and just making a good impression on the people around me through the words that I
say. Weather people know it or not, the way someone speaks tells a lot about the person. Especially when trying to get a job. If someone speaks well
and is talkative about ideas they have, the boss of that job is more willing to hire them instead of a person that is shy and doesn't speak well at all.
The reason is that the person who speaks better, the boss thinks that they may care more about the job even though that might not be the case.
Comfort and confidence are big things in communication. In my first opportunity to speak in my oral communication class I was confident,
but didn't really feel all that comfortable. Stuttering and sweating where some of my faults when I was speaking. Overall I feel that I did better then I
thought I would. As class goes on I am sure that I will gain comfort and more confidence once I get to know the people in the class, but the question
is how long will that take for me?
I have had some, but not many, unique experiences in my life that might be able to help me in oral communication. In high school I was
usually the "class clown" and I was always the one who will just say what I have on my mind because I knew everyone in the school so I really didn't
care what people thought.

Communication is an important part in our lives and how we communicate can help us understand other cultures or just other people’s ideas. I for
one have thought of communication being a key point when it comes to talking to anyone in order to get my idea across. Communication also comes
in the form of being able to listen to someone and not bashing on someone’s ideas. During this project I was able to find out so much about myself
when it came to communicating within my circle of family and friends. I was able to see my communication quantitatively and qualitatively within
my own perspective of myself and others perspective of me. To begin with, I always thought of myself as a good communicator just because I had to
do speeches in high school and we were always taught how to act in the professional fields. My interpersonal communication competence had seem to
be the same throughout my project. I had filled out a questionnaire and had not been so far out of how my family and friends seen me as well. When
reading the responses of my close friends and family I was able to see that I usually communicate in the same way to everyone. I did not seem to
think that I was a bad listener, but looking at my results on my questionnaires I seen that I was not the best listener. I also seem to get my point
across, but often lack to go in depth on points or try to just talk about one thing and not listen to input. This project got me to realize things that I
would have not realized, because I do not really pay attention to what I do. In addition, the data that was collected had all been very interesting to see
because I was able to get honest opinions from everyone including myself. I feel like the self reflection on myself I did in a manner where I was
relaxed and did not have distractions, so I had a calm environment to answer each question carefully. Similarly, when my network of friends and
family had to do the questionnaire I was not there to pressure them and gave them enough time to do their surveys. Also, being able to read them for
a while and really analyze what everyone said about me was good in order to see where I stood on my communication. Especially when I would see
low scores and compare to how much do I

The first resources that I’ve learned from this course are using the multiple job websites online, we’ve had excellent communication between
classmates on how we can benefit from using these sites out and look for specific jobs in our area. This will assist in work as a counselor because it
will help in my networking about the city I currently work in and learning about how to make my resume stick out. The second fact that I’ve learned
in this course is finding balance in your life so that you can go through the stay focused, during the semester, we had the excellent discussion about a
thing in our life that we enjoy. This all comes down to balance and taking care of ourselves so that we can stay sharp overall. The third fact that I…
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2. The assignment during the semester has assisted in the knowledge about learning many different career counseling concepts from the task. The
first job that I thought was beneficial to me was the lifespan interview assignments; this assignment assisted in my communication skills when it
comes to talking with other people about their career. The second transfer that I thought was the most beneficial for this course is about career
counseling theories, researching and writing papers on specific career counseling theories helped me from about my identity of what method works
best as it connects with my communication with individuals that have questions about what their future wants to look like.

3. The first significant theory John Holland's of Career Choice (RIASEC) maintains that in choosing a career, people prefer jobs where they can be
around others who are like them. They search for environments that will let them use their skills and abilities and express their attitudes and values
while taking on enjoyable problems and roles. Behavior is determined by an interaction between personality and environment. Holland’s theory is
centered on the notion that most people fit into one of six personality types: Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional. John
Krumboltz's theory makes it OK to not always plan things out in life because unplanned events could lead to good
I will take this as a learning experience and make sure to handle it differently if this should happen again. To prevent any issues or mishaps, I will
initiate communication by making sure all of my team members have checked and are aware of the instructions and locations regarding the
assignment. I will also extend the communication by reaching out through email, text or private messaging. Some may look at it as going out the way,
that this is making it easy for those who are lacking. This very well could be true but as team we are to hold one another up and be held accountable
as a team. We should try and do our best not to let a member fall. In some cases there is nothing we can do, but when we can, we must.
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This video was about the Sociology department of a college trying to figure out what classes were going to be removed and what was going to added.
The things that transpired in this team are not the things you want from a team, nor do you want this to happen while in a team. This whole meeting
was an issue, from the hostile tones, the belittling and judgmental comments, the lack of communication and not having a great leader. There were so
many things wrong with this group and meeting that if there was something good it was diminished quickly. I remember one team member trying to
diffuse the situation but that was non-effective. I feel that Steve did a horrible job as a leader. He should have removed the hostile environment that
he allowed Helen to start. The only thing Steve was great at was presenting the focus of the meeting. He didn’t keep the meeting on the right path of
communicating. There was guidance and there was no respect for one another. They kept cutting each other off as they spoke; they were not listening
and taking each other's feelings into consideration. This was all bad. The type of conflict I saw in this video was deconstructive conflict.
Destructive conflict or responses prolong and inflame conflict and it gets in the way of productivity. When you're trying to win no matter what, lack
the respect for others, and are negatively expressing emotions will be destructive. It leads to the things I

In this essay I will be discussing about the activities and reflection that was undertaken in the second week of semester two of our reflective
communication and social work class. Firstly I will be discussing about the values and qualities of those in my family, community and internationally,
secondly I will be reviewing my feeling and thoughts towards my values and my own qualities and the qualities of the people I admire and lastly I will
go over the mindful exercise by Daniel Siegel.

During workshop two I had the chance to share who inspires me in my life from my family which was my father and I shared why I admired him
with the class, I also spoke about who I admire in a community level which was my teacher who inspired me throughout year 12 and lastly the person
who I admired internationally who was Beyoncé because of her reputation and empowering women’s rights. This activity helped me to reflect on why
I value and respect these people. The setting of the classroom made me feel confortable and welcomed and therefore I was able to share the reasons
why I was inspired by the values and qualities of these people. We also had the chance to discuss of our human qualities, and I found it
uncomfortable because I had to express my feeling and really think about whom I’m as a person the positive and negative about myself which made
me feel very nervous. Nevertheless I never had experienced an exercise that helps me work on my reading and relaxes my nerves and any tension
that I had, although this was a new experience it was something I felt confortable at doing it.
Furthermore my initial reaction to going through process like the family wellbeing program was that I found it a bit confronting and required a lot of
confidence and encouraged me to reflect on myself as well as the others that contributed to the class. My personal feelings towards this was I felt
overwhelmed, and uncomfortable knowing that I had to stand in front of the class and express myself which was something new to me as I have
never done that before in my life. It mattered to me as it helped me to know myself better when I did the personal reflection I reflected to the values
and beliefs that I have within my family community and
Based on my classmates’ evaluation of my voice, dictation and usage, there are many aspects I need to improve. First, I used filler words repeatedly.
This is an indication of insufficient practice. Since I spent only half an hour on the rehearsal, I was not completely prepared for the presentation. On
the other hand, using filler words is also my habit. I got used to using filler words routinely and they are becoming difficult to eliminate. Secondly, my
volume was too low, and I was speaking at a relatively slow pace. Each word did not come out as clearly as I expected, because I was used to soft-
speaking. The most notable weakness is that I was speaking in a monotone without any cadence. The emotions of my speech did not match my
content, which should be exciting and ambitious. This speaking pattern made it harder for the audience to keep up with my pace and stay focused.
Overall, these negative characteristics can be attributed to poor English proficiency and lack of oral practices. I had never had any systematic oral
training until taking this course. This course not only revolutionized my comprehension of both written and verbal communications, but also
provided me with the opportunity to analyze, reflect on and improve my communication skills. As for my strengths, I completed the presentation
without making grammatical mistakes, which I constantly worried about during public speaking. Because misusing words and tenses could
significantly decrease the knowledgeability of

1. Communication involves at least two persons:

Communication involves at least two persons-the sender and the receiver. The sender sends the message and is known as the communicator. The
receiver receives the message and is known as communicate.

2. Communication is a two way process:

Communication is essentially a two way process. It does not merely means sending and receiving messages. It is not complete unless and until the
message has been understood by the receiver in the same sense.

3. Purpose of communication:
The basic purpose of communication is to create an understanding. The receiver should understand the message sent and should response
accordingly.

4. Form of communication:
Communication may take several forms e.g. order, instruction, report, queries etc. It may be verbal or written. It may be formal or informal.

5. Scope of communication:
Communication pervades all human relationship. It is essential in all type of organizational and at all levels of management.

6. Communication is a dynamic process:

Communication is influenced by the mood and thinking of the sender and receiver. The way a message is accepted depends upon the fact that which
of the fine sensory organs of the receiver is active at that time.

7. Communication is much more than words:

Communication is not merely sending or receiving facts, expressed in words. It also involves ideas and emotions. A lot of communication is done
through signs, symbols and gestures.

8. Communication is a goal oriented process:

Communication is goal oriented and is effective only when there is congruence of goals of sender and receiver.

9. Communication is conversational:
Communication sets up a link between facts, ideas, and thus helps the communicator and communicates to progress logically.

10. Communication is an interdisciplinary science:

Communication to be effective derives knowledge from several sciences like-anthropology (study of body language), sociology (study of human
behaviour), psychology (study of attitude) etc.