1. Communication Sending and Receiving Messages

2. Communication the exchange of ideas, feelings, or meaning between 2 or more persons / Understanding / Overcoming stereotypes/prejudices / A building block for all relationships / Understanding / Overcoming stereotypes/prejudices / A building block for all relationships

3. Body Language / Communicating without words / Posture / Space / Facial expression / Gestures / Communicating without words / Posture / Space / Facial expression / Gestures

4. no words necessary

5. what are they saying?

6. ????

7. how do they really feel?

8. Listening

9. how to be a good listener / Be quiet and attentive / Watch your body language / Eye contact / Avoid assumptions / Summarize occasionally / Ask clarifying ? / Watch their body language / Let them know when you can’t listen / Be quiet and attentive / Watch your body language / Eye contact / Avoid assumptions / Summarize occasionally / Ask clarifying ? / Watch their body language / Let them know when you can’t listen

10. How to have positive conflicts You statements or I statements / Avoid you statements which place blame / Use I statements instead / Be specific “I feel taken advantage of when the only time I hear from you is if you need a ride.” / Do not apologize for your feelings / Make specific requests / Listen / Avoid you statements which place blame / Use I statements instead / Be specific “I feel taken advantage of when the only time I hear from you is if you need a ride.” / Do not apologize for your feelings / Make specific requests / Listen

11. conflicts / Anger is okay / Do unto others / Go to the source / Get the facts / Anger is okay / Do unto others / Go to the source / Get the facts

12. Problem solving conflicts / State the problem clearly “I feel” / Brainstorm solutions / Evaluate solutions / Let go / State the problem clearly “I feel” / Brainstorm solutions / Evaluate solutions / Let go

13. 21st Century Communication Is this what it looks like?

14. How are we communicating with each other?

15. Is our communication successful?

16. What are the risks?

17. What are the benefits?

18. How are we using it?

19. How can we improve the way we use technology?

20. What do we want to do next? / QUIZ-Monday / Read Chapter 10 & 11 / I am finalizing your quarter project details and rubric / What else do we need to be sure we cover? Is there anything that is too much? / QUIZ-Monday / Read Chapter 10 & 11 / I am finalizing your quarter project details and rubric / What else do we need to be sure we cover? Is there anything that is too much?

21. ~Thoughts or ideas about this so far? ~Anything we should add or remove?