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Intrapersonal Communication. Self, perception and communication. An exercise: “Who am I?”. Ask yourself this question. Answer on a piece of paper. Write as much as possible Share with the class p/s: Is it a difficult question? Why? . Self-sabotage or self-fulfillment.
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An exercise: “Who am I?” • Ask yourself this question. • Answer on a piece of paper. • Write as much as possible • Share with the class p/s: Is it a difficult question? Why?
Self-sabotage or self-fulfillment • “You are what you think”; thoughts are the seeds of actions. • The true sabotage lies within communication with oneself, in thoughts and in words • Intra personal communication is the communication is the communication you have with yourself about yourself and others. (Perkins, page 2-3)
“Who am I?” • We are a complex person. • Difficult to answer accurately or completely. • Our life begins and we started to learn who we are, through our interactions with the people around us. • Most of us has a constant image of ourselves. • The image of ourselves also varies with different situation.
Our interactions • How others treat us affect how we view ourselves. • Also we can “hide” some parts of ourselves or features to prevent rejection.
Intrapersonal communication • Communication with oneself is the basis of all other communication experiences. • We “create” our own “movie of life” • Thoughts and words are the tools of creation of our “movie of life”. • “Labels” about life comes from inside us.
Understanding self-concept • Our self concept or self identity is our perceived self, which consists of an organised collection of beliefs and attitudes about self. • Who we perceive ourselves to be is determined by our experiences and communication with others. • This include the roles and values we have selected for ourselves, and how we believe others see us.
Understanding self concept • Self concept consists of 2 subcomponents, closely related: • Self image The mental picture of self 2. Self-esteem Our feelings and attitudes towards ourselves including our evaluation of ourselves
Dive into your life: How clean is your lake ? (Perkins, 2008, page 6)
Self-concept as a process • Communication is a dynamic process and so is our self-concept. • Self perception and the perception of others have of us differ from time to time, from situation to situation and from person to person
Self-concept and communication • The perception we believe others have on us affect our communication. • Our view of ourselves influences how we communicate with others. • Communication and self concept are inseparable and both involve process.
Culture, gender and self-concept • Does culture and gender influence our self-concept?
Individual Assignment • Do you think you can improve your self-concept? • If you think so, please explain why and how. • If you think that you cannot improve your self-concept, please also explain why. • Marks : 5% • No of pages, not less than 3 pages excluding the front page, the table of contents, references and appendices (if any)
References: • Seiler, W. J and Beall, M. L ( 2008). Communication. Making Connections ( 7thed). Boston: Pearson • Perkins,P. S ( 2008). The Art and Science of Communication. Tools for Effective Communication in the Work Place. New Jersey: Wiley. • Hybels, S., and Weaver II, R. L ( 2004). Communcating Effectively ( 7thed). Boston: Mc Graw Hill • Verdeber, R. F. and Verderber, K.S ( 2005).Communicate( 11thed). CA: Thomson/Wadsworth