Transcript Power Point - Professional Communications

Unit 3 – pt. 1
Intrapersonal
Communication
Intrapersonal Communication
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The communication that occurs within
your own mind.
INNER
THOUGHTS
Self-Talk
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Considered inner speech
Affects how you see things and,
therefore, how they turn out
Positive self-talk: encouraging
Negative self-talk: discouraging
Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy –
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjfSGPJo-cg
Self-Talk
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Lets you think things through
Interprets events
Interpret messages of others
Respond to your own experiences
Respond to interactions with others
Perception
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Assign meaning to data about yourself or
the world around you.
Self-talk is often based around
perceptions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcdIQRCoc10
Sensory Perception
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Physical process of taking in data
through the senses.
Think of going outside… it’s cold &
therefore you go back into the house to
grab a coat.
Selective Perception
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Choosing which stimuli to focus on from
those available.
What do you tune-in & tune-out?
Selective Perception
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We notice what is:
• Intense – how drastic?
• Unusual – how unique?
• Repetitious – how often?
• In tune with our needs – what we like
Developing Selective Perception
Skills
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Stay alert
Make choices as to what is important
Screen out distractions
Monitor & set goals for improvement
Personal Perception
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Deciding what data
to pay attention to
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It’s a filtering
process
Factors that Influence Personal
Perception
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Values - reflect your
priorities
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Beliefs - thoughts and
ideas you accept as truths
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Culture - a strong
influence on how you
interpret information
Factors that Influence Personal
Perception
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Bias - perception through
which we view the world.
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Prejudice - a preconceived
judgment. To pre-judge.
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Attitudes - either positive or
negative. They are hardly
ever with no opinion.
Factors that Influence Personal
Perception
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Expectations - what you
expect for yourself and
those around you.
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Knowledge - the more you
have the better judgments
you make.
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Communication Skills understanding the
communication others use.
Self-Concept
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Real self - who you really are
Perceived self - how others view you
Ideal self - who you would like to be
Public self - how you act in public
Private self - how you are by yourself
Professional self - how you act in a job setting
Social self - when you interact with others In social situations
Intellectual self - part of you that uses knowledge
Emotional self - part of you that processes & uses feelings
Physical self - body, athletic ability, gracefulness, coordination, wellbeing
Artistic self - part of you that is creative or artistic.
Johari Window
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Open – everyone knows
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Blind – others know, but
you don’t
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Hidden – nobody knows,
but you do. Secrets
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Unknown – nobody knows,
or not discovered yet