Katie Ludwiczak: CTP Blog #1
Studying the aspects of
communication, interpersonal as well as intrapersonal communication, captivated
me. Interpersonal communication is communication between individual people.
“Inter” itself means among or together, and “personal” refers to a specific
person. This aspect of communication is something that starts relationships and
can easily end them. Intrapersonal communication, on the other hand, is the
complete opposite. “Intra” refers to oneself. This aspect serves as many
different social functions. When I came across intrapersonal communication in
the chapter, I immediately thought of myself. I have a tendency to be shy in a
social setting, meaning I tend to talk through what I am going to say in my
head before actually saying anything. If I am talking with a group of
individuals, I will more likely be listening instead of contributing to the
conversation. This is because I am either thinking of things to add, or I
cannot relate to the topic of discussion. As I continued reading the chapter,
interpersonal communication really caught my eye. Everyone contributes in
interpersonal communication everyday because it’s our daily form of
communicating with a diverse group of individuals and is also a relationship
builder.
When selecting my major, I found
areas of struggle. I was very unsure as to what I wanted to do after I graduated
from Alverno. I knew I wanted to do something within the communication
department. After taking journalism classes in high school and writing for the school
newspaper, I fell in love with mass-communication. I grew fond of
mass-communication because for me, it is easier to talk to people when I am
aware of the conversations that will be discussed. I find this to be a form of
group communication as well. Being in the field of
communication, you do an extended amount of group discussion, which I like to
be apart of if I have a connection to the topic, or if I know what topic is going to be covered. I enjoy being apart of group communication because it is not a spontaneous
occurrence. Typically, group discussions are intentional and you already have
an idea of what is going to be confronted the conversations.
Although my area of study is
Communication, I am still not sure as to what I actually want to do. Eventually, I am
hoping to become a speech pathologist; however, I am still unsure. I have a
strong desire to help people who do not have the same abilities as the "average" person. I want to help people communicate interpersonally that simply cannot. I believe that my desire to help people with a speaking disability comes from when I was in elementary school as well as middle school. I had to take extra courses to help with my speech. When I was placed in the extra classes, I did not understand it at the time, but now I do. I want to be able to help a child or adult the way I was helped, if not more.
This post was written quite well! Your personal voice as a writer really shone through in that first paragraph, and I liked the photos that you included as well. Keep an eye on transitions from paragraph to paragraph, but other than that, I really liked your piece, Katie!
ReplyDeleteGreat first blog post! I also found intrapersonal communication to be interesting. You're not alone. A lot of people are also shy or suffer from anxiety, so rehearsing what you're going to say in your head first can be very helpful. Going into speech pathology sounds very interesting. I was put in speech therapy back in elementary school and it has definitely helped me. Wanting to help others as a career is an awesome goal to have, especially for those who are unable to communicate with others.
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