Communication

This week in class we moved forward into the second part of our class titled "two." This part of class focuses more on interpersonal relationship than just on ourselves.

To start this section off we had a presentation on communication. I felt like I learned a lot from this presentation and gained a new perspective on communication as a whole. Communication is definitely an important part of organizational behavior and it will be important in our future healthcare careers. I decided to do a little more research on communication myself and I came across an interesting TED talk.

The talk is titled "The art of wearable communication." When I first clicked on the video I thought the primary focus of the video was going to be on nonverbal communication. As I started watching I realized that the speaker, Kate Hartman, legitimately makes "wearable communication." Throughout the video she shared physical accessories that she has made that comment on the way that we communicate with each other. The video is quirky and fun but it also has a serious message on communication that a lot of people can relate to. For example, she created a hat called "The Muttering Hat" that has tethers off the side and although it does not work, the fictional hat would take your thoughts and transmit them off the tethers when held next to someone else's ear. The idea is quirky but it comments on how we communicate with each other and the relationship between people when they share ideas. Below I have attached a picture of her "Muttering Hat" from the TED talk.



To see more of Kate's wearable communication inventions check out the link below:

https://www.ted.com/talks/kate_hartman_the_art_of_wearable_communication#t-137358

Criticism

For my next presentation in HMP 722, my group and I will be presenting on constructive criticism. In preparation I have started to research the topic a little bit. I recently came across a TED talk by Karen Mattison called "Criticism Sticks."

This video has made me think about criticism in a new way. She talks about in the video that there are different ways that criticism effects us. There is criticism that sticks to us, and there is criticism that doesn't stick to us. She talks about the factors that go into determining if criticism sticks. She also touches on hypnotism and the different part of the mind, the conscious and the subconscious. According to Mattison, criticism only sticks to us when it enters the subconscious. Certain criticism can enter the subconscious more easily depending on the environment you're in. She explains for example, if a child is in a classroom they are much more likely to have criticism stick to their subconscious than if they are at home. When they are at home the criticism is more likely to enter the subconscious if it is repetitive. I imagine this is the same for an adult at work vs at home. I am still in the early stages of learning more about criticism and constructive criticism but I look forward to learning more as we move closer to our next presentation. I have attached the link to the TED talk I mentioned below.


 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jiyamHEpQkx

Character

This week in HMP 722 it was my turn to teach a class. My partner Alison and I taught our class on character. I learned a lot from the experience. I learned a lot about character and I also learned a lot about myself and presenting. This was the longest presentation I have ever done and as someone who doesn't like public speaking, I was nervous for it. I was happy with the way the presentation went and I enjoyed reading critiques of what people had to say about our presentation. It was a good experience and I hope to build off it next time.

As for character, one of my favorite parts was learning about the 6 pillars of character. The 6 pillars are trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. For our class we had everyone pick the 3 pillars that mean the most to them. Since I was busy getting ready for the presentation I didn't take much time to reflect on which ones mean the most to me. However, now thinking about it I can say my top 3 are trustworthiness, respect, and caring. 

Trustworthiness: This is important to me because it's what I look for in other people. I want the people I surround myself with to be trustworthy so it makes sense that its a pillar thats important to me.

Respect: Respect is something that I have always valued. I believe in having respect for others and being polite and courteous and everything that falls into being respectful. I consider myself to be a respectful person.

Caring: I always try my best to be caring toward others and I hope for others to be caring towards me. It is important in relationships and everyday life. Its an important pillar.

Attached is a link to read about all 6 pillars of character: https://charactercounts.org/program-overview/sixpillars/med-sample/