Jillian Harper
01/19/2022
SPCH 1311
Applications of Communication Principles #1
I am highly competent with appropriately adapting messages to others, which is principle
five. I need to adapt my communication to my peers, my parents and co-workers. I am
also a substitute teacher at an elementary school where I need to communicate with
other teachers, administrators, and children whose ages range from 4 to 11. Within
each class I need to adapt my communication skills to make sure the message is getting
to each student. Sometimes I need to change the vocabulary so each child can
understand what is being taught.
I have the least amount of competence in listening and responding thoughtfully to others,
which is principle four. I chose principle four because it is really hard for me to focus
completely on one conversation. There are many external things that distract me such
as basic house noises, the wind causing a tree branch to tap on my window, and even
different types of lighting. My head is also constantly full of thoughts that usually have
nothing to do with what is going on in the moment, which is my biggest distraction in my
opinion. This also makes it difficult for me to respond due to my lack of listening
effectively to what the person is saying to me.