Transcript Interpersonal Perception Checks

Personal
Perception
Checks
Intrapersonal Perception
Checks
• Question your sensory
perception…Could I actually see the accident
well? Was the sun in my eyes?
• Question you selective perception…Did
I actually see all of what happened?
• Question your personal
perception…What influenced my interpretation
of the accident? Was I influenced by any biases or
prejudices about the circumstances of the accident?
Interpersonal Perception
Checks
• Clarifying Your Perceptions of Others’
Messages
• Analyzing Others’ Points of View
• Taking Responsibility for Your Own
Communication
Clarifying Your Perceptions
of Others’ Messages
• Involves asking others
about their
perceptions of an
event
• It is important to be
as accurate and easy
to understand as
possible…
• Compare your
perception to the
other person’s to get a
clearer picture of what
actually occurred
– make clear requests,
– give accurate
directions,
– ask appropriate and
purposeful questions,
and
– respond appropriately
to others
Analyzing Others’ Points of
View
• Asking someone else how he or she
feels about an event can provide you
with some valuable insight
• Can make you aware of issues or
special circumstances that you might
not have considered before
Taking Responsibility for
Your Own Communication
• Ask questions and restate the issue as you
understand it to clarify understanding
• When you feel someone else has not fully
understood your message, it is your
responsibility to check that person’s
perceptions
• “Let me see if I understand this assignment
correctly.”
Clarifying Perceptions
Activity
• There are times when the words of
another may need clarification.
• Choose a situation, and create a skit to
act out how a person should go about
clarifying perceptions.
• Possible scenarios: household chores,
baby-sitting, part-time job, school
project