Transcript Overview - Hartsville Middle School

Social Health: Family and
Friends
In this chapter, you will Learn About…
 Strategies for effective communication.
 Your family’s influence on your physical,
mental/emotional, and social health.
 Friendships and peer pressure.
 Abstinence and refusal skills.
Bell Work
 What are the two types of
communication?
Standards
 4: The student will demonstrate the
ability to use interpersonal
communication skills to enhance health
and avoid or reduce health risks.
Indicators/ E.Q.
 Construct Strategies for effective
communication
Relevance
 Explain a time when you had to use
both nonverbal and verbal
communication skills
Developing Communication Skills
In this lesson, you will Learn About…
 Ways in which people communicate.
 How verbal communication differs from
nonverbal communication.
 How to be an effective speaker and listener.
Developing Communication Skills
The Vocabulary terms in this lesson are:
 Communication.
 Verbal communication.
 Nonverbal communication.
 Body language.
 Tact.
Communicating with Others
Communication is an exchange of
thoughts, feelings, and beliefs among
people.
The communication process requires a
sender, a receiver, and a message.
Effective communication requires you to
express yourself clearly and understand
others.
Communicating with Others
(cont’d.)
There are two main types of
communication: verbal and nonverbal.
Verbal communication means using words
to express yourself, either in speaking or in
writing.
Nonverbal communication includes all the
ways you can get a message across
without using words, for example, using
body language.
Skills for Effective Communication
Good communication skills make good
relationships possible.
 When you express yourself clearly, you help
others understand you.
 When you listen carefully, you show people
that you value their thoughts and feelings.
Skills for Effective Communication
(cont’d.)
Bluntly expressing your opinions or
feelings can sometimes hurt other
people’s feelings.
Using tact to make your point can help
you avoid offending others.
Speaking and Listening Strategies
Speaking skills:
 Think before you speak.
 Use “I” messages to express thoughts,
feelings, needs, and wants.
 Make clear, simple statements.
 Be honest and direct, but use tact.
 Use appropriate body language.
 Let your listener respond to see what you
need to make clear.
Speaking and Listening Strategies
(cont’d.)
Listening skills:
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Use appropriate body language.
Use conversation encouragers.
Mirror the speaker’s thoughts and feelings.
Avoid interrupting the speaker, but ask
questions when appropriate.
Reviewing Terms and Facts
1. Define communication.
Communication is an exchange of thoughts,
feelings, and beliefs among people.
Reviewing Terms and Facts
2. What three elements are necessary for
communication?
1. A sender
2. A receiver
3. A message
Thinking Critically
3. What body language might convey that
someone is not listening?
Vocabulary Review
Communication is an exchange of
thoughts, feelings, and beliefs among
people.
Vocabulary Review
Verbal communication means using
words to express yourself, either in
speaking or writing.
Vocabulary Review
Nonverbal communication includes all the
ways you can get a message across
without using words.
Vocabulary Review
Body language is a type of nonverbal
communication that includes postures,
gestures, and facial expressions.
Vocabulary Review
Tact is the quality of knowing what to say
to avoid offending others.
Fold the sheet of paper in
half along the long axis.
Turn the paper and fold it
into thirds.
Unfold and cut the top layer
along both fold lines. This
makes three tabs.
Draw two overlapping ovals,
and label as shown.
Write down the definitions and examples of verbal
and nonverbal communication under the
appropriate tab. Under the middle tab, describe
how both types of communication help to convey
feelings, thoughts, and information.
Rate your social health habits.
Take the Health Inventory for Chapter 8 at
http://www.glencoe.com/qe/qe65.php?qi=1502