CHS300 Discussion Wellbeing Take-Aways

Key 1 is Greet to Create Communication

This breaks down how communication is more than just a transmission of words it’s a creation. An experience shared between two or more people. We can determine what’s someone’s experience is with us. whether that’s good or bad the choice is ours. Greeting someone is their first impression of you so you want to lead with how you want to be remembered. Because oftentimes people only remember the beginning and the end of a conversation. First impressions are lasting impressions.

Key 2 is Ask to Discover the Unknown

This step pretty much lets you know that it’s ok to ask questions. For one it helps engage in conversation. It also lets the person you’re communicating with know that you are engaged and interested. It also states that flipping our questions from closed-ended questions to open-ended questions can help improve communication.

Key 3 is Compliment to affect people’s sense of self

This step it breaks down how our words can affect the next person and how we should our words to build the next person instead of tearing them down. It teaches us to celebrate our peers. And give people their flowers while they’re still here.

Key 4 Disclose to deepen relationships

Step 4 was pretty short and simple. It basically teaches us how to be vulnerable in our conversations and how the communication needs to be authentic. Everything else will follow behind.

Key 5 Encourage and Give Support

In this step, they compared Human communication with a way of giving. This article also said, “we use communication to give love. We use communication to give affection. And when we choose to encourage others, we are using communication to give people the social support they need to develop and succeed.” (Mirivel et al., 2021).

Key 6 Listen to Transcend Differences

In order to communicate we have to listen and be non-defensive. Even if don’t agree with the next person. We owe it to them to at least listen and try and get an understanding from their perspective because who knows their perspective may have taught us something. That’s why it is important to always come to a conversation with a listening ear

Not being able to understand what people are telling you or even expressing to you can be hard. Learning to connect with people can create interactions that can then go on to help build relationships. As we learn to speak that then leads us to listen and connect. This particular article that I read goes over the six key ways to positive communication. The author stated, “What we say, what we do, affects people. It affects who they are, at the moment, and it affects who they become” (Mirivel et al., 2021). Something I have always had struggled with is communication and engaging with others people so this particular resonated with me. I hope to use these key elements in my next conversation.

Mirivel, ―J. C., About the Author Julien C. Mirivel Julien C. Mirivel, & Mirivel, J. C. M. J. C. (2021, April 27). The six keys to positive communication. Greater Good. Retrieved September 15, 2021, from https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/the_six_keys_to_positive_communication.