ATTACHMENT FOR “Perception and Communication Competence” discusses five steps you should take in order to monitor and adjust your perceptions. In this project, you will apply those steps by practicing the skill of forming multiple interpretations of an event.
OBJECTIVES
- Apply strategies for monitoring and adjusting perception.
- Form multiple interpretations of an event.
The example below models the process of checking perceptions. Notice the sequence: Describe the facts, formulate two possible interpretations, and request clarification.
Example:
You are talking to a friend about a sensitive subject when suddenly he or she gets up and walks out of the room.
Facts: Your friend suddenly left the room while discussing a sensitive subject.
Interpretation #1: Your friend was hurt by something you said.
Interpretation #2: Your friend felt ill.
Request for clarification combined with behavior and interpretations: “When you left the room suddenly, I didn’t know what to think. Did I say something wrong? Or did you not feel well?”
Instructions:
Consider the following situations and check your perceptions by evaluating objectively. As modeled in the example above, describe the facts, formulate two possible interpretations, and request clarification.
- A co-worker, with whom you have shared your concerns about the manager, has avoided you for several days.
Facts:
Interpretation #1:
Interpretation #2:
Request for clarification combined with behavior and interpretations:
- You’ve requested help on a project several times from a teacher. Each time the teacher tells you that she’ll get to you, but she has never returned to help.
Facts:
Interpretation #1:
Interpretation #2:
Request for clarification combined with behavior and interpretations:
You may copy and paste the outlines above to get started
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