Reflection On Interpersonal Communication - 1416 Words

Throughout this semester reading about different ways of interpersonal communication I came to the realization that there were many things I could work on to better myself as a person. Things I never thought about in depth until taking this class. Areas I have improved on throughout this semester are using I language more than the use of you language, what empathy was and how I choose to become better and lastly how I deal with conflict. First off one of my problems I had learned from was the fact I used more you language rather than I language to get my point across which would create more problems. I never really heard about what the differences were until reading about what happens when using you language as the way to get the point†¦show more content†¦For example, I have a friend where she likes to talk about things right when they happen to resolve whatever is going on versus myself at the time I was very upset and wanted to take time to relax and figure out why exactly I was so mad and what actually caused it. Another example is depending on my mood can also affect when or where conflicts may happen. If I am in a good mood it is very had to effect that even if someone is trying to argue rather than when I am in a bad mood I am easier to get upset. During class I learned there are certain steps to take to solve a conflict and I had tried using them with my friend and they worked perfectly. Even though I was thinking about them and it didn’t come nature with time it will eventually become natural. Some of the steps were to simply just breath. 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