Communication as an essential tool of society (Juan Franco)

The Summit Class we had with Ed was perhaps one of the most insightful evenings I had in a long time. For me the "What bothers Me" page was extremely vital because it really gave me a look into what really bothered my roommates. I was under the impression that I did nothing to bother them, but indirectly I was with some of the things I said and my attitude towards problem solving. I normally take on a very strong approach towards everything, I often take a leadership position even though it is not handed to me and this can be intimidating for some people. I learned from Ed that communication can be both physical and verbal, something I normally don't think about just concluding that everything is verbal; but physical in some cases is even more important. Crossed arms are an indication of denial or rejection, even when you are not wanting to give that impression or communicate that feeling. Overall this experience provided me with essential insight on who I was and what I was perceived like in the community

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This blog will be reflected on the presentation that Ed Derr gave to us on Friday, February 17, 2012. He talked mainly about communication and how it can make a difference by communicating in the right way. He gave us tips and he made us do activities to see what kind of animal we are. It was really interesting to see the tips and how it can all help to us to have a better connection with the people who surround us. All of this tips were helpful for me to understand how communication works with my friends. Since he gave us those tips I felt that I can understand and they could understand me better. All by a simple tip by just asking them the right questions and paying attention. I have tried with my roommates the communicating tips, and it totally works. We now tell what bothers us and what we need to change. That way we avoid having problems and discussions between us. Also the conflict solving sheet helped to see what really bothers us. We noticed that in everyones sheet we had something that bothered from someone of us. This make us realize that we were not communicating right. From then on and with the tips he gave us we were able to communicate better and now we tell what bothers from the rest of us. Overall it was a helpful experience that by small tips can help everyone of us.

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17 February presentation

The presentation of February 17th the presentation talked about conflicts and in what way can we solve them. Conflict is not always something bad, it can be a chance that improve relationship or know better the other person. The presentation was really interesting,in this case they teach us that the best way of solving problems is talking and learning from the other person.

My group in the day of the presentation wrote about the strenght and conflict of each individual. In these strenghts we discuss that each one get alone and with maintain a good relationship with each other. Also we havent had any conflicts in the passed months, the first semester we learn of each other and we discuss what we like and dislike of each other. In this conflicts was the dishwashing and how loud is each other.

A way I can improve is by improving the relation with my friends more and continue to be friendly, fortunately there havent been any major problems and everything is going well.

Danny Loza