This makes a lot of sense. I know before I do my speech, I'm going to practice it in front of my family. I know that practice makes perfect, and the more I go through it, both in my head, and out loud it will help tremendously. My fear is that I will forget the things in my speech that aren't written down. I think this communication class is going to help me work on my public speaking, and my confidence as well.

I never knew that CA varied in different aspects of our lives like that. I know that my anxiety acts up at job interviews, public speaking, and if I'm going somewhere alone where I don't other people who will be there. I wonder if that's just my anxiety, or if it's CA.

Whenever I got a bad grade and found out there were others who did bad, I would feel relieved. I would feel better about myself, thinking maybe it was as hard as I thought it was. And know to study better next time.

I remember when I was younger and my moms friend was dating a guy from a different country. We went camping and she farted at the camp fire. Her boyfriend looks at her and asks if he did something to make her mad; she was confused and said no. He replied that in his country when a woman farts in front of a man its a sign of disrespect. I remember thinking this was ridiculous because I was young, now I understand that different cultures has different views.

I never realized it before, but perception is basically stereotyping. I do this a lot as a server. I will be severing an older couple and assume I will not being tipped well because of my past experiences.

This happens to me all the time. If I forget my phone I have to listen to the radio in my car. I will change it until I find something I know. People always ask me if I heard specific new song, and I'll be like no, I listen to my apple music. It's funny the little things we can miss out on by being stuck in our old ways.

I do this so often and don't even think about it. I will be so immersed with what's going on inside my head that I won't notice that someone was trying to talk to me. I feel like I miss out on things that happen around me when this happens. But the opposite thing happens when I'm trying to study. All of a sudden I notice the sound of water dripping in my bathroom. Or I listen to peoples conversations in the library.

This reminds me of talking to my kids. I have to have them repeat everything I tell them, Otherwise they will say I don't remember that, or I didn't know what you meant.

Becoming a more mindful communicator sounds a lot like being a mediator. Or like a family therapist.

It's funny how we use this model in daily interactions and don't even think twice about it. For example I'm a server, so I greet and talk to my guests. Ask what they want to eat and drink. Talk to them about their day. Talk to coworkers, and you don't even think twice about the communication aspect of it. It's just another day at the office, so to speak.

I took writing and rhetoric last semester and it was interesting to see what the word truly means. I think it's funny how people can take one word that means something and turn it into a word that means something completely different. You see it all the time with younger kids and their "slang". Like if they like something they say that's gas, or it slaps. When those are already words that mean something completly different.

I didn't realize there was a period called the "talking Era". Its interesting to learn how other people communicated before words were really a thing. I have always wondered who made up words and the significance behind them. I just didn't realize it took thousands of years.