MISCOMMUNICATION

Communication Breakdown

• Conflicts & Argumentation
• Being Misunderstood
• Misunderstanding Others
• Inaccurate Impressions
• Relationship Breakdowns

CONCEPTS TO LEARN FROM READING

• Speaking Egocentrically or Allocentrically
• Disambiguation
• Amplification Bias
• The antidote for miscommunication
• Pseudo-communication

Exercise 1
The Blindfolding Game
Exercise 2
Draw What Now?
Exercise 3
Creative Thinking Listening Questions

Carl wins every race, he is the best of all of the competitors, yet he never gets a trophy to hold. Why?

Often times when we are challenged to think critically and creatively, we listen more attentively and acutely

Your choice:
I can read the question out loud, or a student may do it. But you must decide now.
No switching midway thru..

What I see or the student sees..
Carl wins every race, he is the best of all of the competitors, yet he never gets a trophy to hold. Why? (He is a horse, dog, etc)

THE PASSWORD GAME

HOW COMM WORKS

• Both sides-considerate, taking both pov into account
• Both sides-calibrated, making assumptions about strategy
• Both sides-collaborated, share burden of cognitive burden of comm equally
• BUT--WHEN TIME IS INCLUDED, MISCOMMUNICATION INCREASES

Exercise 4: Communication Breakdown

Disambiguate the following statement:
"I feel bad for people who only listen to and appreciate one genre of music."

Allocentric- a selfless care and concern for others.
Consideration
I genuinely wish others could be exposed to and appreciate diverse genres of music, because it's awesome.

Egocentric- self centered and selfish.
Critical
How can you not have better, more diverse taste in music like me? I pity you.

SONG 1: UPTOWN FUNK
Mark Ronson

TEAM BUILDING