Minchan Sunwoo

CLC 12
1-2
Ms. Haber
Exploring and Understanding Communication

1. ​What do you acknowledge are your strengths when it comes to communication?

a. I acknowledge the way I am able to express my topics on point, making
people understand and be direct when talking to the person, but what
keeps me back from being direct is that I don’t want the listener to take
any offense against my words which it takes me time to think before
speaking.

2. What challenges do you have when you communicate with others?

a. I challenge with keeping up with the conversation because the way the
topic changes makes me think more before I say anything I try not to ruin
the conversation by saying the wrong things to offend anybody else
because words are very powerful tools we humans have and it can
damage someone very severely if used offensively which creates that
poor relationship with others so I overcome this challenge by asking
questions and waiting for the speaker to finish speaking so I can reflect
back on the topics they brought up without cutting them off.

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

with you?
a. I appreciate the body language they use to make the conversation more
understandable because I am a visual learner which is difficult to
understand or learn by reading or listening. I notice the way people use
many examples to make the conversation more open towards other
direction which can lead to new ideas and thinking for me and the speaker
by sharing the ideas and sharing the experiences they had inspires me
and sharing experiences makes me able to visual the experience in my
head by thinking what other ways can I adapt on the experiences and
make it better than the person who experienced it before hand.

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

communicate with you?
a. The characteristics I hate when communicating with people are when
they don’t make eye contact, or they are doing something else acting like
 they are paying attention such as they are on their phones or looking
somewhere else or talking to someone else by cutting me off. Depending
on the situation I understand but most of the times those characteristics
are not acceptable and I feel like I should talk to that person anymore for
more than 2 minutes because they will end up losing focus on me making
them ignore.

5. What is your relationship like with technology and communication? Does it help
or hinder you? How so?
a. Technology could be a distraction when it comes to face to face
communication, but if you are distant with someone technology can be a
great way to communicate to each other by sending messages, video
calling or voice calling them. I think using technology right in front of
someone while talking to each other is a bad habit can lead to unhealthy
relationships not with the technology I am using, the relationship between
the person can fall apart.

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

a. Yes, changing the way to communicate is simple except people who have
problems with socializing with others might take more effort but the way to
improve or change the way to communicate is by talking to people a lot if
you see people in public who have great communication skills they
probably socialized a lot with many people. Communicating with people
can result in becoming a good counsellor, your listening skills, and critical
response skills will also increase. Before doing all that, reflect on how you
are like when talking to others, like “are you using appropriate words?”,
“are you making direct eye contact when someone is talking to you?” or
“are you listening to what they are saying” these are important to keep in
mind when you want to change the way you communicate.