Third Class

Today, at the beginning of the class, we exchanged photos. Hmmm... well, in reality, the ones who brought their pics shared them, and the ones who didn't joint to them. It was an interesting experience because we had to make up a story from just one image (a baby's one)! To make that possible, our perception played an important role. For example, my partner and I analized one picture, and we came to the conclusion whose it was just because it was sort of old-fashioned. And, even though we had some information about him from previous activities such as self-disclosure and short-interview, we decided to made something up. We added some information, and we changed his nationality!!

Besides ours, there were other interesting pics' interpretations. There were even some classmates who got confused with the gender of the kid in their picture. That activity was a very good example of how the perception process is. We select information, organize it and give it a meaning, which makes us react certain ways before certain stimuli. I also learned how important good listening is. It enhances our communication because it will enable us to better understand the sender's message; however, we first have to get rid of some blinders that prevents us from doing so (this way, we would create a comfortable environment that leads to effective communication). I also learned that conscious awareness is the best way to handle any situation; it will enable us to be proactive rather than reactive, which allows effective communication to take place.