My Personal Journal Analysis
Since the start of class and our first personal journal, I have been utilizing what i've learned in my personal life. I've been talking to a new girl these past few weeks and we've been on a few dates. After learning about listening strategies, I tried to apply them to when I'm talking to her. After a particularly long day at work, she was venting to me about her day and where normally I would have offered a personal experience, saying something along the lines of "yeah i've been there' or "i hate when that shit happens" instead I said "you sound angry". I got a different response from what I expected, she actually calmed down a lot after that and her day went from being terrible, to just being annoying. The class overall is not what I expected.
From a name like Interpersonal Communications, I expected a lot more talking and interacting with other students as opposed to reading and watching a powerpoint / listening to a lecture. I'm not complaining though, I prefer learning this way and if you need help learning better people skills, that's what speech class is for I guess. I like the book, overall it's easy to read, they offer good examples and activities to read along with, and they highlight keywords and concepts well. Relfecting on class activities, I like when we do things such as when we filled in the blanks on that worksheet about listening, that helps me remember concepts better than just looking at the powerpoint slides and taking notes. Even though I almost never share, I like at the start of class when we discuss how we have used what we learned in our daily lives. It's good to show how this class can be useful everyday, and not just for a grade and a degree.
From a name like Interpersonal Communications, I expected a lot more talking and interacting with other students as opposed to reading and watching a powerpoint / listening to a lecture. I'm not complaining though, I prefer learning this way and if you need help learning better people skills, that's what speech class is for I guess. I like the book, overall it's easy to read, they offer good examples and activities to read along with, and they highlight keywords and concepts well. Relfecting on class activities, I like when we do things such as when we filled in the blanks on that worksheet about listening, that helps me remember concepts better than just looking at the powerpoint slides and taking notes. Even though I almost never share, I like at the start of class when we discuss how we have used what we learned in our daily lives. It's good to show how this class can be useful everyday, and not just for a grade and a degree.