1. COMM110 Self in Communication

2. Agenda (5.26) Review of Chapter 1 - Quiz
Review of Homework-Assignments and Discussion Boards
Chapter 2 Goals/Overview
Class Short speeches
Group Exercise #1 – Self Esteem
Upcoming Assignments
Group Exercise #2

3. Discussion/Homework Week #1
Discussion Board #1 – The Role Culture Plays in Communication
Assignment #1 – Power of Communication

4. Discussion/Homework Week #2
Discussion Board #1 – Self Awareness – Due Wed
Assignment #1 – Self Disclosure Due Sunday

5. The Self in Human Communication
Goals
Define “self-concept”
Define “self-awareness”
Define “self-esteem”
Define “self-disclosure” its rewards, dangers guidelines, etc.
Define perception – 5 stages
Impression Formation and Management

6. The Self in Human Communication
Self Concept: your image of
who you are

7. Sources of Self-Concept
Figure 2.1

8. Self-awareness:
Basic to all communication and is achieved when you examine several aspects of yourself as they might appear to others as well as to you.

9. Johari Window – 4 Selves Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005
Figure 2.2
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Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

10. Growing in Self Awareness
Listening to others
Increasing your open self
Seek information about self
Dialogue with yourself

11. Class Presentations
Volunteers?

12. Self-Esteem: a measure of how valuable you think you are
Attack self-destructive beliefs
Be aware of imposter phenomenon
Seek out nourishing people
Work on projects that will result in success
Remind yourself of your successes
Secure affirmation

13. Self Esteem - Quiz
Page 29 in text book

14. Daily Affirmations

15. Self Esteem Group Exercise
How much do you think Todd believes in himself?
How strong do you think Todd’s self-esteem is (1 – 10)?  How can you tell?
How successful do you think Todd will be in life if he doesn’t increase his self-esteem?
Why is strong self-esteem important to success in college and in life?
Can people raise their own self-esteem?

16. Ways to Raise Self Esteem
Accepting myself
Keeping commitments to myself and others
Setting realistic expectations
Forgiving myself
Taking risks
Appreciating my creativity, my spirituality, my mind, my body
Taking responsibility for my own decisions and actions  (If I agree that self-esteem can be raised, what would happen if I took full-responsibility for the level of my self-esteem?)
Expressing my feelings
Disputing my Inner Critic
Being a person of integrity
Understanding and affirming my values
Attending to my physical health
Developing basic skills
Serving humanity
Treating myself with love

17. Rewards of Self-Disclosure
Better self-knowledge
Stronger coping abilities
Improved communication
Meaningful relationships

18. Dangers of Self-Disclosure
Personal risks
Relationship risks
Professional risks

19. Your Rights in Self-Disclosure
Resist pressure to
self-disclose if uncomfortable
Do not be pushed into disclosing
Be indirect and move to other topics
Be assertive in protecting yourself

20. Guidelines Self-Disclosures
Things to consider:
The motivation
The appropriateness
The disclosures of the other person
The burdens self-disclosure might entail

21. Self Disclosure
Guidelines for facilitating and responding to others’ disclosures:
Support and reinforce the discloser
Be willing to reciprocate
Keep the disclosures confidential
Don’t use the disclosures against the person

22. Perception Perception is your way of understanding the world.
It’s the process by which you become aware of objects, events, and people through senses of sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing

23. Stages of Perception Copyright ©2011, 2008, 2005
Figure 2.3
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Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

24. Stimulation (Stage 1) First stage: sense organs are stimulated
Selective perception
Selective attention
Selective exposure

25. Organization (Stage 2)
At the second stage, you organize the information your senses pick up in three ways:
(1) by rules
(2) by schemata
(3) by scripts.

26. Interpretation-Evaluation (Stage 3)
Subjective
Influenced by experiences, needs, wants, values, expectations, physical and emotional state, gender, beliefs, rules, schemata, and scripts

27. Memory (Stage 4) and Recall (Stage 5)
Storage of stimulation
“cognitive tags”
Recall (Stage 5)
Reconstruction
Inaccuracies

28. Perception Quiz
Textbook Page 41

29. Impression Formation
Refers to the process you go through in forming an impression of another person (person perception)

30. Impression Formation Processes
What you do everyday
Self-fulfilling prophecy
Personality theory
Primacy-Recency
Stereotyping
Consistency
Attribution of control

31. Increasing Accuracy in Impression Formation
Analyze impressions
Recognize your own role in perception
Avoid early conclusions
Beware of the just world hypothesis
Check your perceptions
Describe what you see/hear and seek confirmation
Reduce your uncertainty
Increase cultural sensitivity

32. Impression Management: Goals and Strategies
Also called: self-presentation or identity management
Refers to the processes you go through to communicate the impression you want other people to have of you

33. Strategies of Impression Management
Affinity-seeking and politeness
Credibility
Self-handicapping
Self-deprecating
Self-monitoring
Influencing
Image-confirming

34. Impression Mgt Quiz
Textbook Page 46

35. Next Steps