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Assignment: Getting Started: This discussion will cover various forms of communication strategies and nonverbal elements of communication.
Upon successful completion of the course material, you will be able to:
• Determine the influence of conflict in communication.
• Apply effective verbal message formation for the context.
• Identify nonverbal elements of message formation.
Resources: • Textbook: Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies, Chapter 6 - especially 6.2.
Background Information
Messages we create include both verbal and nonverbal elements. Often these messages create conflict because they might be incongruent, ineffective, and even unsupportive. This discussion will encourage you to explore the healthiest methods for responding to conflict.
Instructions
1. Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
2. Read Chapter 6 in Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies, with particular attention to conflict.
3. Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following prompts:
a. Describe a conflict you experienced in the past. Which strategies did you use to solve it? Be sure to apply the theories in the textbook (Chapter 6.2) to your situation.
b. What specific strategies for managing conflict from the readings were relevant or useful to you? Explain.
c. How would you advise a friend to respond in a cultural setting?