Final Entry

Change! Change is something that is hard to do, it is uncomfortable, it is unknowing. But change can also be for the better. This semester I believe I have changed for the better. It is nothing drastic, but I think that by learning a couple key concepts and theories, I better understand communication. Communication, in my opinion, is something that comes easy, but it also improves with practice. But this course showed me that by learning different concepts and theories, we know have the knowledge to understand communication and how it works. I used to not understand how other people communicate. I know know the types of communication and how different people use communication. I leaned to pick up on non-verbal communication. I have found that I have been noticing peoples body language more often and leaning how to read it. For example, there are sometimes during a game where I have a question to ask one of my coaches. I used to just ask whatever coach is closest to me, but know that I understand body language, I can see what coaches are in the best mood and I will ask them. It does no good to ask a stupid question to a coach who is pissed off. Now, I ask the most calm coach and I find the answer that I needed. As you can see, this course has helped me better understand other people and I have used it in many aspects of my life, from baseball to my relationships.