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Personal Change Proposal
Personal Change Proposal
COMM. 2110-004
Proposal Assignment
2/03/2020
Goal
The amount of things I can improve on in my life as far as Interpersonal Communication goes,
there is one aspect in particular that always stands out to me. This one thing I want to make a
goal to work on is my response time to every message I get. I want this to improve my “face
work” aspect because of how much can be portrayed and understood through a promptly
Rationale
Currently my communication habits for my messaging on all platforms is at an all time low as
far as reasonable response times go. I get this mindset of needing to wait a certain amount of
time so I do not seem desperate towards another and freak them out. It also stems from my
constant desire to not bug someone one with messages as if I know their life and what they are
doing better than they do. Because of taking too long to respond, I fear I have ruined vital
conversations or made someone feel less valued in my eyes. Overall it is a nasty habit that I want
to shatter with quick response times and well thought out messages.
There are a few things that I want to try that should remedy my weakness that come from our
textbook.
Strategies
1. I will stop Ignoring Information (Barriers to Accurate Interpersonal Perception) and
focus on the fact that it is just a message that someone needs a response too. (Beebe,
2008, p. 77)
2. I will study and apply Being Other Oriented and focus on the needs of my peers first.
3. I will eliminate the Noise around me so I can focus more on what was sent and how to
Implementation
I will begin the implementation of this February 3rd, 2020 because this applies to my immediate
messaging and can start immediately. It will be an ongoing process that will go on through the
rest of the semester and my life. I will ask a close friend of mine to hold me accountable
everyday for this semester in order to make sure I am keeping up with my commitment.
Work Cited
Beebe, Beebe, & Redmond. (2017). Interpersonal Communication: Relating to Others. Boston: