The Three Greatest Lessons I Learned in Com 2206

Through this semester we have learned many things about Interpersonal Communication. Almost every chapter covered something important. Being asked to choose only 3 lessons was tough. But to me the three I chose were the most important and the most relevant to me.   Lesson 1      The first and most important lesson I learned in Com 2206 involves my Self. This is relative to Chapter 4 of the Adler: Interplay textbook, "Interpersonal Communication and the Self". Through this chapter we learn the 3 main parts of the Self, Self-Concept, Presenting the Self, and Disclosing the Self. This lesson has the most significance to me.   Chapter 4.1    Self-Concept  is "the relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself." (Adler et. al) Your self-concept not only reflects your appearance, but also who you are on the inside. Things such as your personality, your feelings, and passions can influence your self-concept. One sentence about self-concept sto...

 Lesson 3        The third and final lesson I learned in Com 2206 involves perception. This correlates to chapter 5 of the Adler: Interplay textbook, "Perceiving Others".  Through this chapter, we learned the four main parts of perception, which include The Perception Process, Influences on Perception, Common Tendencies in Perception, and Synchronizing Our Perceptions. There are two sections of the chapter that stand out to me. Chapter 5.1      The first section of this chapter focuses on The Perception Process. The Perception Process starts with first and second-order realities. First-order realities "are physically observable qualities of a thing or situation." (Adler et. al). Second-order realities "involve attaching meaning to first-order things or situations" (Adler et. al). First-order realities are based on what you can see about the person you are communicating with. Second-order realities are based on what these observations mean ...

 Lesson 2      The second lesson I learned in Com 2206 involves emotions. This is relative to Chapter 9 of the Adler: Interplay textbook, "Emotions". Through this chapter we learn the 4 main parts of emotion, 'What are Emotions?', 'Influences on Emotional Expression', 'Expressing Emotions Effectively', and 'Managing Emotions'. The two sections that stand out are the last two. Section 9.3      This section deals with Expressing Emotions Effectively. The main points made in this section deal with recognizing feelings, choosing the best words to describe your feelings, being able to share multiple feelings, knowing the difference between feeling and acting, and being able to accept responsibility for your actions. The first two points stand out to me. People see their emotions differently than each other. Most people are aware of their feelings, but they don't always know how to identify these emotions. Without being able to recognize these em...

    Lesson 1      The first and most important lesson I learned in Com 2206 involves my Self. This is relative to Chapter 4 of the Adler: Interplay textbook, "Interpersonal Communication and the Self". Through this chapter we learn the 3 main parts of the Self, Self-Concept, Presenting the Self, and Disclosing the Self. This lesson has the most significance to me.   Chapter 4.1    Self-Concept is "the relatively stable set of perceptions you hold of yourself." (Adler et. al) Your self-concept not only reflects your appearance, but also who you are on the inside. Things such as your personality, your feelings, and passions can influence your self-concept. One sentence about self-concept stood out to me, "Even if you added hundreds of words, it could never be complete, and it will change somewhat over time." (Adler et. al) To me, this means that how you view yourself will always change as your self continues to develop. This tells me that worrying a...