The thing that surprised me the most about this assignment is how someone who never knew me could say that I am a good communicator. When I was sly and scare to make small speeches. I would be the speaker that would not give eye contract to my audience and I would always pronounce at least one word incorrectly, it never failed. When I had a co-worker to do the communication anxiety inventory, my co-worker chose everything different from me. I learned this week that I am my worst enemy when comes to judging myself and how I communicate to others. I knew I was a good listener but not a good communicator. As a new educator I know I have to be comfortable with how I speak and how people receive what I am saying. I know I have to work on facial expression because I could in the middle of a sentence and think about something else and it all shows on my face, giving the other person the wrong impression of me.

COMMUNICATING DIFFERENTLY

Even thought I only speak one language I do finding my self communicating differently. I have always based myself as being respectful and as I come across many groups and cultures I try to act accordingly. I must admit it never dawn on me that being respectful in one culture may  mean being disrespectful with another culture.

I know I find myself communicating  with the elderly people different  now. I have a new respect for them.
I have found that using the Goldern rule works with communicating.

Communication

 The show I sat down the other day and watch with my 2 year old son was called Pocoyo. I was really shock that my son took so much interest in this show. I did not understand Pocoyo himself but you got a clear understanding from the narrator. Pocoyo is a 4 years curious boys that love to learn and help his friends Ms Elly the pink elephant, Loula the dog, Pato the duck and the sleepy bird. This show is very colorful and watching how my two year old son interacts with it I found that it is an entertaining show to the little ones.  At first when I watch it without the sound I was thinking it was like Teletubbies that I could not stand because they did not talk. I never paid attention to the message because I was angry that they things did not talk, and to me I thought it was a worthless show teaching children nothing. But now I have learned that nonverbal communication is just as important verbal communication

The person I would love to talk about is my Granny. My grandmother live to see her 90th birthday this pass May and passed away June 24, 2012. My grandmother was a farm women who gave birth to 8 boys  including my father and 1 girl. She was married for 60 years. My grandmother best communication was how she lived. She lived by example for me. My grandmother always talk to people as if she was always giving them a life message. She have told me for many years life is what you make of it. All my Granny children, grandchildren gave her the utmost respect. My Grandmother never complained about anything. She never showed fear to me. she was a strong woman. My Grandmother worn her heart as a badge of armor at all time even until her passing. This past weekend I attended her homecoming in Mississippi and we had to hold the service at a gym to accomdated all her family and friend for whom she communicated words with love from her heart.