Communication & Leadership- Final Flashcards
(216 cards)
what is the single biggest problem in communication
the illusion that it has taken place
what are the three components of the communication triad
sociology
biology
psychology
communication triad- what is sociology
where and when
context
communication triad- biology
- how
- eyes, ears and brain
communication triad- psychology
- who
- personality
- mental health
what is 4 things that interfere with our biology
- physical disabilities & injuries
- aging
- disease, infections, health issues
- substance use & abuse - chemicals
what are the four body structures used in verbal communication
eyes
ears
mouth
brain (CNS)
what are the four info inputs for the eyes
- body language
- facial expression
- reading words
- images
what are our psychological processes affected by? (6)
- experiences in the world
- current health-tired, stress, sick
- personality- Myers briggs, pessimist/optimist
- psychological health-mental health, trauma, crisis
- substances- chemicals (legal or illegal)
- body chemicals- hormones, salt insulin
what is the sociology of it all?
- social context we live in
- social experiences, our culture, spirituality
- created by family, friend, school, church
- influences by media
- professional affiliations and work\
- influences our attitudes and beliefs about the world
what is social power
who is saying what or who you are communicating to- that power differential
what are the two types of social power
formal
informal
what are three other social influences
- time- past, present and future
- mode- phone, texting, in-person
- who we are with when communicating -friends, family, teachers
what is the goal of communicating?
has a profound impact
what are 6 goals we communicate?
- to create common understanding
- to share info
- to express empathy and care
- to convince another or win an argument
- to influence or persuade
- to solve a problem
having different goals may=_____
problems
what are 7 modes of communication?
- person to person- talking
- meetings- in person, telephone, video
- paper-stickers, memos, letter, fax, mail
- internet- e-mail, skype, social media
- phones- voice mail
- mobile phones- talking, text, email, social media
- hand writing- pen paper (letter)
what is the mode of communication influenced by? (3)
- goal you want to achieve in communicating
- comfort or preference style
- skills
what are 5 tips of communication
- important to consider the goal of communicating and whether both have the same one
- communicating is very hard work
- communicating takes patience
- it always involves interpretation
- listening to understand is harder than speaking to be understood
what is the percentage for communication in each of the following categories
- what you say (words)
- how you look (body language)
- how you sound (tone of voice)
words- 7%
BL- 55%
Tone- 38%
listening involves the skills/process of (5)
hearing-ears, eyes grasping interpreting responding to -verbal & non-verbal the senders message
what are the three levels of listening
- superficial
- obvious
- insight
what is the superficial level of listening
non-listening
- blank face, fading out, staring
- saying “i see, uh huh, sure”
- nodding looking at watch
- thing about other things
what is obvious level of listening
listening for rejection
- seems like listening
- process information to respond
- formulate thoughts before finished
- reject that work work, but, can’t”
- sometimes talk over-debate