Communicating is not a linear process
As discussed in Ch 1 communication can't be a completely linear process because it requires more than one side to the conversation. Communication is similar to a working machine with many cogs, parts and pieces. Everyone plays a role and everything has a purpose and being. Communication requires some form of interaction and it cannot be completely one sided because then its difficult to form opinions and reactions.
Acting requires a complete interaction whether it be with your audience or with your fellow players sharing the space. As an actor part of our job is to examine how we communicate with each other and relationships between other characters. Part of script analysis is examining the relationships we share with other characters, why we have those relationships and how we are supposed to react.
Sunday, September 2, 2012
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Week #1 - Discussion #2
The relationship I am choosing to examine is the relationship between myself and my boyfriend. I would say we have always been an I-You relationship, and for every relationship that I have had with a person has been an I-You relationship. We met on a casual outing with mutual friends to Ikea and lunch. That night he added me on facebook and we messaged back and forth, followed by exchanging phone numbers. We spent about a week texting each other back and forth until he asked me to come over a couple times to his house to hang out, he asked me on a date, and a little over a year later were still poking fun at each other and enjoy each others company.
Within the early stage of our relationship, and I would still consider things early for us, and we are still slowly but surely learning things about each other. For example, just the other day (even though we have talked about this before and he doesn't remember) we talked about our learning styles. I mentioned I was a horrible test taker and would prefer to write an essay or do projects and he was the polar opposite; would rather take a test vs write or work on a project. We had very casual topics when we first started dating, and nothing too serious. We talked a lot about our hobbies, work, a little bit aout family and background and very light topics. The longer we were together the more comfortable and safe I felt around him to where I could tell him more...I'm not the kind of person that tells everyone everything and was hurt previously in my other "relationships" but I was also a lot more sheltered and protective of myself. There was a specific event last January when my Aunt passed away from cancer within a week and that entire time he did his best to be there for me and help me. Even though I didn't want to talk, he was always there to open up and talk to me when I asked him or when I felt calm enough to discuss it. Now, I feel like I can tell him almost everything. I feel that he is becoming my best friend and I can tell him anything that bothers me. We can talk about almost anything now from maturer topics (ex previous sexual partners, relationships, family drama) or we can openly discuss our relationship and how we feel we are doing. I hav opened up and told him about some not so nice discussions my mom and I have had, my fears and hopes and dreams that I don't share with many other people. I feel that our relationship has grown and we have been beneficial for each other....I get him out of the house more and he has taught me that I do not have to have eveyr moment of the day scheduled and its okay sit back and relax.
We definitely have two different fields of experience and yet we can still find common ground. For exmaple, he is an avid online videogame player. I don't play games at all, but I will sit and watch. I don't understand everything that happens but from my perspective I can appreciate the artistic value that goes into making a product like that. When we watch the behind the scenes features for movies, he is surprised to see how many people it takes to make a movie and with my theatre background, I am able to educate him a little bit about everything that goes into making a production. I think we are both good listeners, in a sense that we don't enjoy the same hobbies or have the same interests but we are open to hearing what the other has to say and will pay attention to each other.
~Theresa
Within the early stage of our relationship, and I would still consider things early for us, and we are still slowly but surely learning things about each other. For example, just the other day (even though we have talked about this before and he doesn't remember) we talked about our learning styles. I mentioned I was a horrible test taker and would prefer to write an essay or do projects and he was the polar opposite; would rather take a test vs write or work on a project. We had very casual topics when we first started dating, and nothing too serious. We talked a lot about our hobbies, work, a little bit aout family and background and very light topics. The longer we were together the more comfortable and safe I felt around him to where I could tell him more...I'm not the kind of person that tells everyone everything and was hurt previously in my other "relationships" but I was also a lot more sheltered and protective of myself. There was a specific event last January when my Aunt passed away from cancer within a week and that entire time he did his best to be there for me and help me. Even though I didn't want to talk, he was always there to open up and talk to me when I asked him or when I felt calm enough to discuss it. Now, I feel like I can tell him almost everything. I feel that he is becoming my best friend and I can tell him anything that bothers me. We can talk about almost anything now from maturer topics (ex previous sexual partners, relationships, family drama) or we can openly discuss our relationship and how we feel we are doing. I hav opened up and told him about some not so nice discussions my mom and I have had, my fears and hopes and dreams that I don't share with many other people. I feel that our relationship has grown and we have been beneficial for each other....I get him out of the house more and he has taught me that I do not have to have eveyr moment of the day scheduled and its okay sit back and relax.
We definitely have two different fields of experience and yet we can still find common ground. For exmaple, he is an avid online videogame player. I don't play games at all, but I will sit and watch. I don't understand everything that happens but from my perspective I can appreciate the artistic value that goes into making a product like that. When we watch the behind the scenes features for movies, he is surprised to see how many people it takes to make a movie and with my theatre background, I am able to educate him a little bit about everything that goes into making a production. I think we are both good listeners, in a sense that we don't enjoy the same hobbies or have the same interests but we are open to hearing what the other has to say and will pay attention to each other.
~Theresa
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Week #1 - Discussion #1
Linear models of communication are one sided, and one person communicates to another with no response. Person A would talk to Person B without having Person B The Interactive model requires interaction. So instead of a one sided conversation a dialogue is formed, or more than one person communicates with the facilitator of the conversation. For example, Person A talks to Person B and person B responds. The similarity between both is that they both communicate with each other whether or not one has a response. There is a constant back and forth sequence that happens between the two, which creates communication.
I would say I participate in several linear conversations usually as Person B, as a listener. I have many friends who will confide in me when having bad days or difficult times in their lives, or just in general, and I will not respond; just listen. Another linear example would be when I am teaching my baby dance classes and teaching my students, because conversations can be very one sided...I often feel like even though they are engaged and listening, that they space off and stop listening/nod their heads along just to please me, Sometimes I wish they would be more interactive because I can't help them unless they explain what they are having trouble with or at least engage in conversation with me to show their attention.
Interactive models are more common for me because as a theatre major we constantly are engaged in discussion over what were working on in class. In high school as well we have frequent conversations/socratic seminars about what we were reading and had class discussions where you had to speak/participate in order to recieve credit for the class.
I would say I participate in several linear conversations usually as Person B, as a listener. I have many friends who will confide in me when having bad days or difficult times in their lives, or just in general, and I will not respond; just listen. Another linear example would be when I am teaching my baby dance classes and teaching my students, because conversations can be very one sided...I often feel like even though they are engaged and listening, that they space off and stop listening/nod their heads along just to please me, Sometimes I wish they would be more interactive because I can't help them unless they explain what they are having trouble with or at least engage in conversation with me to show their attention.
Interactive models are more common for me because as a theatre major we constantly are engaged in discussion over what were working on in class. In high school as well we have frequent conversations/socratic seminars about what we were reading and had class discussions where you had to speak/participate in order to recieve credit for the class.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Introduction - Comm 10 (Fall '12)
Hi everyone!
My name is Theresa. I am 21 years old, 5th year student at SJSU with a special major in musical theatre and a double minor in dance and elementary education. Graduating in the spring! Finally ;) I am also a member of Company One, the musical theatre troupe that has been on campus for 23 years, and I have been part of the company for 4 years (3 performing and 1 as a stage manager)
I chose this communications course because it fit easily in my schedule and I need it to fulfill a GE requirement. I have prevously taken an online class with Carol and really enjoyed it so I thought this would be right up my ally to try again. My goal for this class is to pass and fulfill my GE requirement and have a good time while meeting new people in this class.
A little about me....Well, I am from So San Francisco/San Bruno, CA. I am the oldest of 4 kids in my family, my boyfriend and I are very close and have been together for a little over a year, I'm a dance teacher to children in Los Gatos, and I am currently taking a bartending class in Mt View to help enhance my knowledge in wine as well as mixology, potentially flair. I have been having a blast with that this summer, and also taught dance for the childrens musical theatre camp on campus this summer. I am looking after graduation to find a job in theatrical education, or theatre for youth. I would like to perform and do shows for kids and create materials for teachers to use in their classrooms to reinforce curriculum. I am a strong proponent about bringing theatre into schools to help reinforce the standardized curriculum kids have to learn as well as give kids different learning tools to create with.
Looking forward to working with everyone in the class! :)
Take it easy!
~Theresa
My name is Theresa. I am 21 years old, 5th year student at SJSU with a special major in musical theatre and a double minor in dance and elementary education. Graduating in the spring! Finally ;) I am also a member of Company One, the musical theatre troupe that has been on campus for 23 years, and I have been part of the company for 4 years (3 performing and 1 as a stage manager)
I chose this communications course because it fit easily in my schedule and I need it to fulfill a GE requirement. I have prevously taken an online class with Carol and really enjoyed it so I thought this would be right up my ally to try again. My goal for this class is to pass and fulfill my GE requirement and have a good time while meeting new people in this class.
A little about me....Well, I am from So San Francisco/San Bruno, CA. I am the oldest of 4 kids in my family, my boyfriend and I are very close and have been together for a little over a year, I'm a dance teacher to children in Los Gatos, and I am currently taking a bartending class in Mt View to help enhance my knowledge in wine as well as mixology, potentially flair. I have been having a blast with that this summer, and also taught dance for the childrens musical theatre camp on campus this summer. I am looking after graduation to find a job in theatrical education, or theatre for youth. I would like to perform and do shows for kids and create materials for teachers to use in their classrooms to reinforce curriculum. I am a strong proponent about bringing theatre into schools to help reinforce the standardized curriculum kids have to learn as well as give kids different learning tools to create with.
Looking forward to working with everyone in the class! :)
Take it easy!
~Theresa
Saturday, May 15, 2010
What I learned
Overall, this wasn't a difficult course with difficult material. The only things I found difficult was remembering the miniscule differences between different fallacies. It was also hard to remember how to identify the incorrectness of an argument, claims, and premises.
Aside from critical thinking, I gained a lot of positive information on the benefits of how group decision making can be applied towards future classes and group projects. Knowing how to conduct group decisions and how to facilitate a group project and discussion is going to be beneficial for me in my field, especially since I think group communication in the field of education. Knowing how group communication functions in society and the benefits it can bring is essential in any field; we all should know how to be a good leader in conversations, an active participant in conversations, and what makes an effective group that can deduce a proper argument.
Aside from critical thinking, I gained a lot of positive information on the benefits of how group decision making can be applied towards future classes and group projects. Knowing how to conduct group decisions and how to facilitate a group project and discussion is going to be beneficial for me in my field, especially since I think group communication in the field of education. Knowing how group communication functions in society and the benefits it can bring is essential in any field; we all should know how to be a good leader in conversations, an active participant in conversations, and what makes an effective group that can deduce a proper argument.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Generalizations
The Epstein text describes sever kinds of generalizations as well as what makes a good generalization versus a bad one. I chose to look further into the various kinds of samples. The three main kinds of smapling the author examines are Representative Sampling, Random Sampling and Haphazard sampling. Representative Sampling is a sampling that accurately represents the population of the subgroup within proportion of the entire population. Random sampling is when a sample is chosen at complete random, like when names are chosen from a fishbowl. Haphazard sampling is when the sample is chosen with an intentional bias. Haphazard sampling can be representative but there is no good reason to believe it is representative because those chosen for the sample were selected for a specific reason. The book also explains that representative samplings are ones that are not intentionally biased.
Friday, April 30, 2010
Cause and Effect Exercises
In a way, I felt this method of learning was more effective than the book, or at least the material seemed more relevant, and less wordy which made it more simplistic. what was once foggy in the book, was made mroe clear from this website, but I didn't find the exercises as helpful as I thought they would be. I don't think it was the material, but mroeso the layout on the page, and how that was organized in comparrison to the beginning example of the truck driver and the cyclist.
In the example, it is obviously the trucks fault, because under no circumstance can you park in the bike lane. So, the reading helped me understand which claims were helpful and which ones were not. I understood the overall argument better after reading it a couple of times. For me, the material doesn't stick unless I read it more than once, and especially with this stuff that doesn't stick to begin with, I have to be able to take my time to understand it.
I didn't like how the exercises pages were structured because I would answer one question and I would scroll down to see all of the other answers as well.... If you ask me, the exercises might need to revamp the structure on their site, but the material works great.
In the example, it is obviously the trucks fault, because under no circumstance can you park in the bike lane. So, the reading helped me understand which claims were helpful and which ones were not. I understood the overall argument better after reading it a couple of times. For me, the material doesn't stick unless I read it more than once, and especially with this stuff that doesn't stick to begin with, I have to be able to take my time to understand it.
I didn't like how the exercises pages were structured because I would answer one question and I would scroll down to see all of the other answers as well.... If you ask me, the exercises might need to revamp the structure on their site, but the material works great.
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