Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Second Day- YORO
Last night, I was trying to memorize my 3 minute speech for the class, but I hardly remain words in my head. Unlike with my microbio and a&p classes that I could easily memorize the bones and the bacterias. The presenation is quite different from the speeches I had way back in my high school. It is because it is not about the government or persuading the higher officials to do this or that, but it is about my own life, how am I raised and why I am me now. Honestly, I slept late, I was thinking for the whole night how would my speech presentation come out.
So, since I stayed up late the whole night I was late in class. While I was walking I was worried that they might have started the activity and I might have lose my chance to do it. But luckily, we had to analyze the homework first. Regarding the homework, I learned that communication class is not just a "boosting up my GPA course", but it's a course that could help you throughout your life. I also learned that a good communnication skill is a plus when applying in a job. And a good 
communication skill plays an important role in a relationship. We also had an activity on how to solve the problems given by our professor, and all of the solutions that were given requires a good communication skills. After that, we studied about the history of communication. From this chapter, I learned that it was Aristotle who found the school "The Lyceum" and Plato was his professor. And the most intersting part is that the school is exclusively for boys before. I also learned about the ethos which means the ethical aspect or the credibilty issue, pathos or the emotional aspect and logos means the logical reasoning or decision making.Lastly, we were asked to do our speech. And it's very unfortunate that I had to do it first. I was so nervous and worried what might be the outcome of my speech. and worried what might be the reaction of my classmates and teacher. But then, while I was doing the speech, felt very proud of myself that no matter what happened or I had experienced years ago or will experience in the next 10 years, I will be very strong and I will always be determined to get up and never give up.
communication skill plays an important role in a relationship. We also had an activity on how to solve the problems given by our professor, and all of the solutions that were given requires a good communication skills. After that, we studied about the history of communication. From this chapter, I learned that it was Aristotle who found the school "The Lyceum" and Plato was his professor. And the most intersting part is that the school is exclusively for boys before. I also learned about the ethos which means the ethical aspect or the credibilty issue, pathos or the emotional aspect and logos means the logical reasoning or decision making.Lastly, we were asked to do our speech. And it's very unfortunate that I had to do it first. I was so nervous and worried what might be the outcome of my speech. and worried what might be the reaction of my classmates and teacher. But then, while I was doing the speech, felt very proud of myself that no matter what happened or I had experienced years ago or will experience in the next 10 years, I will be very strong and I will always be determined to get up and never give up. 
From all the speeches that I've heard, I can say that, in life there are ups and downs, and if we choose to succeed we must not let our fears, or bad experiences to put us down but rather we must take them as lessons and challenge to move on and have a very much better life.
What a Disclosure Day
Wow!!! I'm so amazed about speaking about my life so frankly in front a large group. This have always been easy for me if I am talking to person one on one. During the lunch break I was panicking over speaking about my life because I felt disgusted and somewhat ashamed. Luckily I saw a friend of mine and he was able to encourage me that I should embrace my story because I have persevere so much and that may help someone else out. I am always down to help someone especially if my life story will help because I do not want anyone to ever feel what I felt. I am a survivor and that is what I learned about my self disclosure. I am not sure what I am feeling right now, but what I do know is that I am speechless and that is surprising when it comes to me.
Over all the speeches I heard gave me strength to tell my own and I also learned from my class mates stories. I do appreciate all of you being so honest, which help me to reveal my journey much easier. This was an experience that I will never forget and I am pretty much speechless right now. I am still in awe about this whole disclosure.
Over all the speeches I heard gave me strength to tell my own and I also learned from my class mates stories. I do appreciate all of you being so honest, which help me to reveal my journey much easier. This was an experience that I will never forget and I am pretty much speechless right now. I am still in awe about this whole disclosure.
Second Day of Class
Today was a very interesting day. I came to class really nervous because we had a do a 3 minute speech entitled "my journey". I had prepared my speech and rehearsed it the night before thinking that it would help me to remain calm. But we didn't do the speeches right away. First we talked about an article about communication. Then we did some slide shows on the history of communication and the different types of communication. This was very informative and I was able to see why communication itself is so important. It is definitely a skill that everyone needs to be able to contribute to society. After that lesson we did a little exercise in groups of 6. We each had a scenario that we had to figure out from beginning to end in a group. It was very interesting to see how we all contributed in the group. After that exercise we began the speeches. The first one was awesome and fun. I went third. I was really scared and nevous but wanted to get it out the way. I talked about my background and my journey in the military. How it helped me become the person i am. Also how I can overcome and do anything I wanted to do dispite what someone else thought about me or my goal. After lunch everyone did their speeches and it was soo mind blowing. I even cried during a few of them. Its amazing how you never know what someone is going through. You think sometimes that you are the only one going through something when in reality its just your turn to go through it. Other people already have. Hearing everyones disclosures helped me to open my eyes to the reality that we all have our issues. We all have pain and we all need love and understanding. Never judge anyone because you have no idea what they have been through...........
Second Class
I am so nervous about my first speech and I think I could handle it step by step because it is not to worry about to tell my classmate about my past. I am so happy because I can tell everyone from my heart in 3 minutes speech about my past. Still, I am feel excited about this class because we need to work in group that I never do it before. Working in group is very exciting because not only with class work but we also could communicate in different topic like talk about our personal life, college work and work environment too. In addition, I feel closer with my classmate because we have to discuss the project in the future and how to present the self-disclosure in front of our classmate.
Most importantly, I feel more familiar and closer after heard their self-disclosure and now I know that I am so fortunate because I got the happy family and they force me to come to the United States is for my own good. I learned that everyone has different background and the matter is how we could handle it in the best way. From my understanding about today speech is almost everyone had a hard time in the beginning when they start their new life in United States. Sometimes, I feel that how I can tell everyone about my deep self disclosure but when I heard another classmate express everything about they specific personal life I started to tell everything from my heart. Moreover, the speech today is totally different that what I have been plan for couple days ago. Finally, I will work hard to continue my communication with each other.
Most importantly, I feel more familiar and closer after heard their self-disclosure and now I know that I am so fortunate because I got the happy family and they force me to come to the United States is for my own good. I learned that everyone has different background and the matter is how we could handle it in the best way. From my understanding about today speech is almost everyone had a hard time in the beginning when they start their new life in United States. Sometimes, I feel that how I can tell everyone about my deep self disclosure but when I heard another classmate express everything about they specific personal life I started to tell everything from my heart. Moreover, the speech today is totally different that what I have been plan for couple days ago. Finally, I will work hard to continue my communication with each other.
SECOND COMMUNICATION CLASS
I'm learning a lot in this class until now. It's very entertaining, useful and offers valuable insight, which make it more effective. It 
just confirms that I'll improve my communication skills thanks to it; I still have to overcome my fears though. I'm eager to learn more and more. I'm excited and really interested in continuing this exciting jorney. This class is worthy; the time goes so fast that I want to take advantage of it to the fullest.
just confirms that I'll improve my communication skills thanks to it; I still have to overcome my fears though. I'm eager to learn more and more. I'm excited and really interested in continuing this exciting jorney. This class is worthy; the time goes so fast that I want to take advantage of it to the fullest.With the article "Why take this class", I learned how important is communication is our daily lives. Because what-we-are changes while who-we-are does not, we have to build good communication skills. It's an essential tool that allows us to better our competency and everything in our lives. Some employers are even willing to hire
and train someone without experience just and simply because they like him/her. That makes me realize that knowlegde and having the capability to do a work is not enough. It just encourages me to keep trying to improve my communication skills. I really need it because there are times when my non-verbal language is often misunderstood because I don't express myself the way I'd like. I hope it haven't affect so much my today's presentation. I got nervous and emotional that, of what I had prepared, I missed some parts and ended up adding others. That's because I don't use to talk about myself so often, but disclosing has been relieving for me. This activity let me share a piece of me and discover more about my classmates... How they manage and have managed their lives until now, their dreams, their past, their problems, their experiences, their motives. I listened to them, and their stories touched my heart. We never know what other people feel or why they behave the way they do until we understand their reasons. I'm eagerly awaiting for the next classes.
and train someone without experience just and simply because they like him/her. That makes me realize that knowlegde and having the capability to do a work is not enough. It just encourages me to keep trying to improve my communication skills. I really need it because there are times when my non-verbal language is often misunderstood because I don't express myself the way I'd like. I hope it haven't affect so much my today's presentation. I got nervous and emotional that, of what I had prepared, I missed some parts and ended up adding others. That's because I don't use to talk about myself so often, but disclosing has been relieving for me. This activity let me share a piece of me and discover more about my classmates... How they manage and have managed their lives until now, their dreams, their past, their problems, their experiences, their motives. I listened to them, and their stories touched my heart. We never know what other people feel or why they behave the way they do until we understand their reasons. I'm eagerly awaiting for the next classes.Self Disclosure Speech
Today was a new experience for me, I actually got to share my family situation which helped me out in so many ways. I got to vent and express my true feeling to my classmates. They supported me through out my whole speech. I was very nervous, scared of being judge. After hearing the stories I felt a little more comfortable sharing my feeling and thoughts.
After hearing another classmate story that was similar to mines, I felt and know that I wasn't the only one going through this. I felt what she felt, and dealt with it the same way she dealt with it but I am happy to say we both got it off our chest the same way and that's through our self disclosure speech.
After hearing another classmate story that was similar to mines, I felt and know that I wasn't the only one going through this. I felt what she felt, and dealt with it the same way she dealt with it but I am happy to say we both got it off our chest the same way and that's through our self disclosure speech.
"My Journey" of my second class by shoma
This was my second class and I can say after today's class that I am sorry it is going to finish in another four weeks but I thinking of taking another class in communication.The whole experience was very powerful for me and I give the credit to the article we read in the class. How important is to take this class in today's day and age where people has so less time to know about you ,the only effective way you can make yourself known only through effective communication.
How communication is an art, as it teaches you how to express yourself like an artist express himself with his brush and canvas. If you are a good speaker you can paint a picture which can change this society in good and bad ways. You can have that power.
The history of communication is so old that it creates a mystery ,how the art of communication is base of any society to progress. How the three main part of communication plays their role and how they are interrelated but the most important part of today's class was the "Self Disclosure" speech.
In the morning I was very nervous about my class as we had to deliver the Self Disclosure speech, I was thinking how can I open up myself in front of my classmate who I just meet,how can I tell them story of my journey? My journey is my struggle of my life ,how I can share that with strangers. What if they laugh at me and find my struggle less important than theirs.
Today I heard some very heartfelt speeches about" Self Disclosure" which were not limited to thoughts,feelings,aspirations,goals,failures,successes,fears,dreams,as well as one's likes and dislikes and favorites.often time people fail to disclose their true selves to people around them for reasons that vary , todays class made an impreastion which will stay with me for long time to come. I think todays class made me realize that sometime its important to speak your heart out.
How communication is an art, as it teaches you how to express yourself like an artist express himself with his brush and canvas. If you are a good speaker you can paint a picture which can change this society in good and bad ways. You can have that power.
The history of communication is so old that it creates a mystery ,how the art of communication is base of any society to progress. How the three main part of communication plays their role and how they are interrelated but the most important part of today's class was the "Self Disclosure" speech.
In the morning I was very nervous about my class as we had to deliver the Self Disclosure speech, I was thinking how can I open up myself in front of my classmate who I just meet,how can I tell them story of my journey? My journey is my struggle of my life ,how I can share that with strangers. What if they laugh at me and find my struggle less important than theirs.
Today I heard some very heartfelt speeches about" Self Disclosure" which were not limited to thoughts,feelings,aspirations,goals,failures,successes,fears,dreams,as well as one's likes and dislikes and favorites.often time people fail to disclose their true selves to people around them for reasons that vary , todays class made an impreastion which will stay with me for long time to come. I think todays class made me realize that sometime its important to speak your heart out.
My Self Disclosure Day
WOW!!!! this was really intense for me. It is amazing that what I self disclosed my speech was a very short and extremly diluted to my actual journey. Once I got in front of the class I felt freaked out a little bit but as I started to talk I promised myself not to cry. After hearing all the speeches I knew I had to be a little bit more raw than what I prepared myself
Presentation day
Today every bodies self disclosure speeches where great. Some people really dug deep inside and let the class in their life and struggles they have been through. I myself spoke about something i really don't share with many people, but i guess that struggle has me made who i am today. I accomplished 2 things today letting perfect strangers in my life and getting up and speaking in front of people. That in itself was a big accomplishment for me. Granted i was shaking like a leaf, my face was twitching, and i almost cried but i did it. Any other time i would of just dropped the class, failed the project or taken a lower grade. But its all about growing and accomplishing new things in life. Not that I'm saying i want to do it again or that I'm more comfortable but just the fact that i did it, I'm proud of myself.
I also learned from the reading today that communication is very important in the workforce, no matter what career u choose in life. It helps u grow as a person (which i did today), builds confidence ( i didn't run out the room) , and it helps maintain quality relationships, which u need to build to get ahead in any job. Even for an interview u need to communicate what u have to offer to that job if not you will never get your foot in the door. So far im glad i have taken this class and this might be one of the few classes i might get something out of.
I also learned from the reading today that communication is very important in the workforce, no matter what career u choose in life. It helps u grow as a person (which i did today), builds confidence ( i didn't run out the room) , and it helps maintain quality relationships, which u need to build to get ahead in any job. Even for an interview u need to communicate what u have to offer to that job if not you will never get your foot in the door. So far im glad i have taken this class and this might be one of the few classes i might get something out of.
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