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COMM110
Self in Communication
Agenda (5.26)
Review of Chapter 1 - Quiz
Review of Homework-Assignments and Discussion Boards
Chapter 2 Goals/Overview
Class Short speeches
Group Exercise #1 – Self Esteem
Upcoming Assignments
Group Exercise #2
Discussion/Homework Week #1
• Discussion Board #1 – The Role Culture Plays in Communication
• Assignment #1 – Power of Communication
Discussion/Homework Week #2
• Discussion Board #1 – Self Awareness – Due Wed
• Assignment #1 – Self Disclosure Due Sunday
The Self in Human Communication
GoalsDefine “self-concept”Define “self-awareness”Define “self-esteem”Define “self-disclosure” its rewards, dangers
guidelines, etc.Define perception – 5 stagesImpression Formation and Management
The Self in Human Communication
Self Concept: your image of
who you are
Sources of Self-Concept
Self-awareness:Basic to all communication and is achieved when you examine several aspects of yourself as they might appear to others as well as to you.
Johari Window – 4 Selves
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Growing in Self Awareness
• Listening to others• Increasing your open self• Seek information about self• Dialogue with yourself
Class Presentations
• Volunteers?
Self-Esteem: a measure of how valuable you think you are
• Attack self-destructive beliefs• Be aware of imposter phenomenon• Seek out nourishing people• Work on projects that will result in success• Remind yourself of your successes• Secure affirmation
Self Esteem - Quiz
• Page 29 in text book
Daily Affirmations
• https://screen.yahoo.com/daily-affirmation-michael-jordan-000000862.html
Self Esteem Group Exercise
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQU3EphIpMY
• How much do you think Todd believes in himself?• How strong do you think Todd’s self-esteem is (1 – 10)? How can
you tell?• How successful do you think Todd will be in life if he doesn’t
increase his self-esteem?• Why is strong self-esteem important to success in college and in
life?• Can people raise their own self-esteem?
Ways to Raise Self Esteem• Accepting myself• Keeping commitments to myself and others• Setting realistic expectations• Forgiving myself• Taking risks• Appreciating my creativity, my spirituality, my mind, my body• Taking responsibility for my own decisions and actions (If I agree that self-esteem can be raised,
what would happen if I took full-responsibility for the level of my self-esteem?)• Expressing my feelings• Disputing my Inner Critic• Being a person of integrity• Understanding and affirming my values• Attending to my physical health• Developing basic skills• Serving humanity• Treating myself with love
Rewards of Self-Disclosure
• Better self-knowledge• Stronger coping abilities• Improved communication• Meaningful relationships
Dangers of Self-Disclosure
• Personal risks• Relationship risks• Professional risks
Your Rights in Self-Disclosure
• Resist pressure to
self-disclose if uncomfortable• Do not be pushed into disclosing• Be indirect and move to other topics• Be assertive in protecting yourself
Guidelines Self-Disclosures
Things to consider:• The motivation • The appropriateness• The disclosures of the other person• The burdens self-disclosure might entail
Guidelines for facilitating and responding to others’ disclosures:
• Support and reinforce the discloser• Be willing to reciprocate• Keep the disclosures confidential• Don’t use the disclosures against the
person
Self Disclosure
Perception
• Perception is your way of understanding the world.
• It’s the process by which you become aware of objects, events, and people through senses of sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing
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Stages of Perception
Stimulation (Stage 1)
• First stage: sense organs are stimulated• Selective perception• Selective attention• Selective exposure
Organization (Stage 2)
At the second stage, you organize the information your senses pick up in three ways:
(1) by rules
(2) by schemata
(3) by scripts.
Interpretation-Evaluation (Stage 3)
Subjective
Influenced by experiences, needs, wants, values, expectations, physical and emotional state, gender, beliefs, rules, schemata, and scripts
Memory (Stage 4) andRecall (Stage 5)
Memory (Stage 4)
Storage of stimulation
“cognitive tags”
Recall (Stage 5)
Reconstruction
Inaccuracies
Perception Quiz
• Textbook Page 41
Impression Formation
• Refers to the process you go through in forming an impression of another person (person perception)
Impression Formation Processes
What you do everyday
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Personality theory
Primacy-Recency
Stereotyping
Consistency
Attribution of control
Increasing Accuracy in Impression Formation
Analyze impressions
Recognize your own role in perception
Avoid early conclusions
Beware of the just world hypothesis
Check your perceptions
Describe what you see/hear and seek confirmation
Reduce your uncertainty
Increase cultural sensitivity
Impression Management: Goals and Strategies
Also called: self-presentation or identity management
Refers to the processes you go through to communicate the impression you want other people to have of you
Strategies of Impression Management
Affinity-seeking and politeness
Credibility
Self-handicapping
Self-deprecating
Self-monitoring
Influencing
Image-confirming
Impression Mgt Quiz
• Textbook Page 46
Next Steps
