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LEARNING ACTIVITY 2: BECOMING AWARE OF YOUR COMMUNICATION STYLE

1. Humans are always communicating. Even silence can give a message. Give two examples of what silence can mean. (2 marks) Answer:

2. Think of situations in which you have use silence as a way to communicate. !escri"e two of these situations. (# marks) Answer:

$. %ommunication is irreversi"le. &nce something is sai ' it cannot "e unsai . (t may "e explaine or softene ' "ut it can never isappear. !escri"e two situations in which something you sai was misinterprete "y the receiver' an then escri"e what happene "ecause of this miscommunication. (# marks) Answer:

#. (n )uestion $ you escri"e two situations in which you experience miscommunication. *hat were the "arriers that may have cause this miscommunication+ (2 marks) Answer:

,. !escri"e what you think are your "iggest "arriers in communicating effectively. (Hint: -ou might want to ask others with whom you regularly communicate' since it is often easier to o"serve others than it is to o"serve yourself.) (# marks) Answer:

.. %ultural "ackgroun can play an important role in interpreting ver"al an non/ver"al communication. 0or example' norms a"out touching' eye contact' space "etween people' an volume an spee of speech can vary "etween cultures. 1rovi e two examples (either from your experiences or from experiences that you

have hear a"out secon /han ) when ver"al or non/ver"al communication was interprete ifferently "ecause the sen er an the receiver were from ifferent cultural "ackgroun s. (# marks) Answer:

2. !escri"e metho s of non/ver"al communication that you use. *hen o you mainly use these metho s+ (2 marks) Answer:

3. !o any of the non/ver"al metho s of communication liste in )uestion 2 make you uncomforta"le+ (f so' why o you think you are uncomforta"le with these metho s+ (f not' how i you learn to "e comforta"le with all of these metho s+ (2 marks) Answer:

4. *hen working with chil ren an families' you make ethical choices a"out what an how to communicate. 0or example' you make the ethical choice to treat all chil ren with respect. !escri"e two situations in which you showe respect with ver"al or non/ver"al communication when interacting with chil ren. (# marks) Answer:

15. *rite two goals for yourself that woul improve your a"ility to communicate effectively. (2 marks) Answer:

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