Friday, September 21, 2018

Week 2 Communiation Skills: Language, Nonverbal, Listening


This week we were asked to watch an episode of a television show in silence and then watch the show with the sound on and the sound off. This week I decided to watch an episode of the show The Real. The Real is a panel show with 4 outspoken female host who are all going through varied life experience, which include motherhood, new marriages and experiencing the single life. This week when I watched they had Ayesha Curry on the show. From what I observed the ladies on the show seemed to enjoy talking to one another. The body language of the group was positive. I didn’t observe any eye-rolling or any folded arms that suggested any kind of animosity. When I played the recording back and then listened to the show it seemed that their body language match what was actually taking place. Before watching with sound from the body language and the facial expression I observed I assumed that the relationships were positive and they were genuinely happy to be with one another and enjoyed talking to each other. They also seemed to have positive interaction with the celebrity guests that were on the show.

Sunday, September 9, 2018

EDUC 6165 Week 2 Blog


When I first looked at this assignment I knew I wanted to write about my onsite administrator. I have worked under her for several years. When she first interviewed me years ago I was amazed by her communication skills and leadership skills. When she communicated she was always calm and to the point. When she conducted staff meetings she communicated clearly so we would understand what she expected of us.
She was a great listener and very compassionate to her staff. She had an understanding of us and would be there anytime we needed to communicate. When I need someone to talk to she was very understanding. A couple weeks ago she ask me to be the back-up OSA. By her teaching me to communicate. I want to show the other teachers I can be a leader. I hope to continue learning how to communicate effectively and learn to be a great listener. I want to be an effective leader.