Exam 1 Flashcards
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Discuss barriers to effective communication
Different mental models/ personal mindsets
Cultural context: different words mean different things; slang, y’all
Nonverbals: pointing can be taken in a bad way, crossed arms taken as annoyance regardless of language used
Distractions: watching television and not listening or overloads, too much going on at once
Wrong Channel of communication
What is included in rich communication?
Caring, tone, thoughtful intent, clarity, interpretation, two-way, explanation, nonverbals
Which is better lean or rich communication, why?
Rich communication is better in most circumstances, but not always necessary depending on the situation
What are nonverbals used for?
reinforcing the message, not contradicting it
making sure your message is clear and not sending mixed signals
4 types of nonverbals
- Kinesics
- Haptics
- Proxemics
- Chronemics
Kinesics
visual- such as eye contact or nodding
Haptics
tactile- such as using touch to show empathy, high fiving, pat on the back
Proxemics
use of space- sitting at a round table to show equality, professors having an open door or not
Chronemics
use of time- making time for someone shows caring, communicates status, validates
3 types of listening
- Passive
- Attentive
- Active
Passive listening
trying to absorb information, not reacting or responding
Attentive listening
more focused, filling in gaps (making assumptions), starting fitting the information together
Active listening
most engaged, responding to the information
3 components of listening
- Sensing
- Processing
- Responding
Sensing
passive listening; just hearing
Processing
attentive listening; evaluating, starting to interpret things
Responding
active listening; fully aware of nonverbals, asking questions, reading between the lines, probe, following up
3 benefits of active listening
- increases information flow: able to probe and follow up and clarify on things you aren’t able to when just hearing; more likely to come up with better solutions
- validates relationships: builds relationships as a result of information flow
- leads to effective problem solving
6 ways to be better at active listening
- Don’t rehearse
- Avoid distractions
- Empathize: be aware of nonverbals
- Aware of the context if there is one; knowing a relationship history with someone
- Clarify/ Paraphrase
- Follow-up/ Probe
High context vs. low context
high: lots of information
low context: straight shooter, say what you mean
6 concerns with virtual communication
- anonymity and lack of social cues could incite more aggressive communication behavior
- less likely to be truthful in negotiation than when face-to-face
- harder to build up trust and rapport
- unequivocal importance for face-to-face communication than with other channels
- reduces impact of nonverbal behavior
- can miss inflection and emphasis that comes from tone and gesture
6 steps of being persuasive
- understand others needs and motivation
- establish credibility
- framing for a common ground: how you see things, perspective
- joint problem solving
- support with logic and reasoning
- emotional appeals
Discuss 3 emotional appeals
- Reciprocity: ‘calling in a favor’, a mutual exchange of privileges
- Scarcity: limited quantity, time or amount
- Consensus: accepted norms, peer pressure
3 theories of persuasion
- Inoculation Theory
- Cognitive dissonance
- ACE