CCC Part 2: Describing Communication Patterns Now that you have committed to a communication behavior
CCC Part 2: Describing Communication Patterns Now that you have committed to a communication behavior
to address, the next step is to monitor your interpersonal communication behavior for 7–8 days as it relates to this issue.
2A. List your interpersonal communication goal from CCC Part 1E. Keep a DATED conversation log, spreadsheet, journal, or diary of SPECIFIC instances when you exhibited this behavior. Think about who, what, where, when, why, and how questions. Record who you spoke to, what you talked about, where you spoke, when you spoke – the time of the day, why you had this conversation – the circumstances, and how you spoke. Think about your feelings and your nonverbal communication. Did you listen well? Were you delighted, hurried, rude, polite, angry, frustrated, and so forth. Record other important or interesting conversations as well, even if they do not relate to your goal. You need at least five entries this week, but you may have many more.
Be sure to include an entry each day from the time you begin monitoring your communication behavior (conversations with others) until the time you conclude 2A. If you do not face your challenge on a particular day, say so. If you face other challenges, perhaps related challenges, on any of these days, include that as well. If you cannot document a conversation about your challenge that day, record another interesting or important conversation. You should have at least one daily entry for your conversation log, and you may have multiple conversations on the same day.
2B. Review your log and look for patterns. The following questions can help you to identify patterns of behavior. At what time and under what circumstances did I perform this behavior most effectively?
- In what places?
- With whom?
- Under what conditions?
2C. Review your log and look for patterns. The following questions can help you to identify patterns of behavior.
- At what time and under what circumstances did I perform this behavior least effectively?
- In what places?
- With whom?
- Under what conditions?
2D. Review your log and look for patterns. What other recurring communication behaviors did I exhibit when I did or did not perform this behavior?
2E. Review your log and look for patterns. What seems to be your most pressing behavioral pattern? Is your greatest communication problem the same one you listed in your goal for CCC Part 1 E at the top of your page? Do you need to modify your goal for this project? If so, state your new goal by revisiting Part 1E in Week 1, Course Project.
Remember, you should identify these patterns from the log you have recorded over the entire week. When you make a statement about an observed pattern, be sure to document it with specific data/examples from your log. You may find at the end of logging your communication behavior that your challenge is not what you first thought it was. As a result, it is possible that you may ultimately modify CCC Part 1E at this point in the project.
Deliverables (Due this week)
Report for CCC Part 2, due at the end of this week, at least five entries this week:
In this section you are to describe, in detail, the patterns you observed that were related to your selected communication skill/behavior in CCC Part 1E. Use the process described above as a framework for this narrative, and include in CCC Part 2 of your report the following items:
2A. List your interpersonal communication goal from CCC Part 1E. A clean typed version of your notes in a DATED conversation log, spreadsheet, journal, or diary format that identifies SPECIFIC instances when you were faced with performing this behavior (instances when you were in a position to discipline your daughter, for example). Each entry should explain the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the conversation. See the detailed explanation above.
2B. A review of your behavior in a narrative format, which clearly identifies patterns of communication behavior, as described above on your most effective communication skills. Be sure to include specific evidence from your observations that support your identification of a particular pattern.
2C. A review of your behavior in a narrative format, which clearly identifies patterns of communication behavior, as described above on your least effective communication skills. Be sure to include specific evidence from your observations that support your identification of a particular pattern.
2D. A review of your behavior in a narrative format, which clearly identifies patterns of communication behavior, as described above on your other recurring communication behaviors. Be sure to include specific evidence from your observations that support your identification of a particular pattern.
2E. A review of your behavior in a narrative format, which clearly identifies patterns of communication behavior, as described above on your greatest communication problem. Be sure to include specific evidence from your observations that support your identification of a particular pattern.
Submit your assignment to the Dropbox, located at the top of this page. For instructions on how to use the Dropbox, read these step-by-step instructions.
See the Syllabus section “Due Dates for Assignments & Exams” for due date information. ATTACHMENT PREVIEW Download attachmentCompletes 1A: “I can’t”A1: List 4-8 “I can’t” behaviors1.I can’t swim.2.I can’t disobey my parents.3.I can’t come to the party tomorrow night.4.I can’t sing and dance simultaneously.5.I can’t tell my best friend that i dislike her dress code.6.I can’t pay for the damage caused by my son since he was drunk.A2: Give 1-2 paragraph description/example for each behaveI can’t swim. I really lack the ability to swim. I have tried a number of times but I don’t seem tobe making any progress. However, I think with some training I might get it just right.I can’t disobey my parents because of the grave consequences I am likely to suffer if I do. Theseconsequences may or may not include thrashing. My parent are very strict, hence am better ofobeying them.Ican’t come to the party tomorrow night because I don’t really feel like partying. Nowadays ammore appalled with staying in and watching horror movies.I can’t sing and dance simultaneously because I can only focus on one thing at a Tme. No ma±erhow hard I try, I simply can’t do it.I can’t tell my best friend that i dislike her dress code because I don’t want to spark negaTvity inour friendship. Her dressing code has become a major concern since my parents think it’s only ama±er of Tme before I start dressing like her. According to them, it is an unchrisTan mode ofdressing. I am reluctant on telling my best friend how this has aFected my relaTonship with myparents.I can’t pay for the damage caused by my son since he was drunk. My son needs to learn to beresponsible. He has made it a habit of engaging into reckless behavior when drunk and waiTngfor me to clean up a²er him.

View the AnswerCompletes 1B: substituting “I won’t” for “I can’t”B1: List “I won’t” revisions1.I can’t swim.2.I won’t disobey my parents.3.I won’t come to the party tomorrow night.4.I can’t sing and dance simultaneously.5.I can’t tell my best friend that i dislike her dress code.6.I won’t pay for the damage caused by my son since he was drunk.B2: Narrative description for placementNumber 2, “I won’t” is more suitable. In that, it is possible for me to disobey my parentshowever am not willing to do so. This may be because I know the consequences of disobeyingthem. The same applies for number 3, “I won’t” is more suitable to describe my lack ofwillingness to attend the party.Number 6, “I won’t” shows that I am not willing to pay for damages that have resulted fromrecklessness. This is probably because I need to teach my son a lesson on responsibility and thathe should be willing to suffer the consequences of his actions.Completes 1C: substitutes “I can’t” for “I don’t know how to”C1:List “I don’t know how to”1.I don’t know how to swim.2.I can’t sing and dance simultaneously.3.I don’t know how to tell my best friend that i dislike her dress code.C2: Describe new placements; what items remain “as is”“I can’t sing and dance simultaneously.” I have the ability to dance and to sing, however, it issimply impossible to perform both tasks at the exact same time. No amount of learning ortraining will make this possible. The statement therefore, remains as it is. This is because the useof can’t in the statement shows a lack of ability.Completes 1D:describes process of elimination and final selection process
