Communication Health

Ask the following to your Partner What is your name? What is your favorite color?

May I shake your hand? May I borrow a pencil? Can I keep your pencil?

May I copy your homework? May you show me your answer to your test? May I have a Dollar?

DId you get a yes? How many did or pretend to carry through the action? We ask questions to instil an action that answers what we ask for. We get either a YES or a NO. When we communicate YES is a clear action and so is an NO. Maybe is an in between statement that does not mean YES.

3 Types of Communication: Passive When a person is timid or unclear in expressing their needs They won’t speak up about what THEY want, but just go along with what the other person wants

3 Types of Communication: Aggressive Method of expressing needs and desires that does not take into account the welfare of others. Harsh style of communication that harms social relationships. (using put downs or bullying a person to do what you say)

3 Types of Communication: Assertive Ability to express positive and negative ideas and feelings in an open, honest and direct way.

Which type of communication does the pony show Which type of communication does the pony show? Is the bull showing Assertiveness?