Teaching Mindful Interpersonal Communication to Others
Introduction to the Assignment
One of the best ways to learn valuable principles and skills of any kind is to try to teach them to others. In this writing, you will explain how you would teach mindful interpersonal communication skills to children or to your adult colleagues at work.
Instructions
Write a 2 1/4 page paper in which you respond to one of the prompts below.
Your paper must be a full 2 1/4 pages.
Your paper must be double spaced and use Times New Roman font (12 point).
Acaemic format (MLA, APA, etc.) is not required, but you must write in complete sentences.
Formal essay writing style is not required. Do not include an introduction or conclusion.
Your paper should have no errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or capitalization.
Submit your paper on Canvas by the due date.
Carefully review the grading rubric below before submitting your paper.
Prompt #1
Imagine you are given the job of teaching mindful interpersonal communication skills to a child or a group of children. How would you do it? What principles and skills have you learned this semester that you would include in your instruction? What obstacles might you encounter when attempting to teach interpersonal communication skills to children?
Prompt #2
Imagine you are given the job of teaching mindful interpersonal communication skills to a colleague or a group of colleagues at work. How would you do it? What principles and skills have you learned this semester that you would include in your instruction? What obstacles might you encounter when attempting to teach interpersonal communication skills to colleagues at work?
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Prompt Two: Teaching Mindful Interpersonal Communication Skills to a Group of Colleagues at Work
Mindful interpersonal communication refers to being mindful when communicating with other people. Training other people place the trainer/instructor in a position where they get to learn essential skills and principles. When training other people on mindful interpersonal communication skills, I must apply mindfulness to the practice. As a trainer, I will ensure that I talk and thoughtfully respond to my colleagues throughout the training session. Secondly, I will be present during the conversation so that my students can sense that I agree with them on the available topic and that I value them, their time, and what they are saying.
Principles and Skills
Throughout the semester, I have learned several skills and principles that I would incorporate into interpersonal communication with my colleagues. These principles include creating and building an intention, demonstrating my presence in the conversation, being open-minded and non-judgmental, and treating my students compassionately. These principles are embedded in two major components: mindful listening and speaking.
Mindful listening is an essential component of communication. In my instruction, I would strive to employ mindful listening to understand what any of my colleagues might be conveying in the interactive session. Mindful listening can be occluded when learners/the audience engage in various actions. These include comparisons, silent rehearsal of what they plan to say, mind-reading behavior, and being judgmental (Cunningham et al., 2020). To have mindful listening in my teaching, I will avoid focusing on myself and interrupting others. Secondly, I will prevent finishing their sentences and giving a response ...