With the amount of 201 I have been revising, I have now become half of a skilled communicator. Why half? Because I have studied half the textbook. And I shall now proceed to teach 201 - communication for dummies
Lesson 1 - Perceiving and understanding, and verbal communication
This lesson involves two people - Me and a pile of jelly which morphs into any persona I want it to be. Kinda kinky don't you think. Pity I'm not into gelatinous gels.
A demonstration in content level and relationship level meanings
Me: Hey Wah, you're so lame.
Content level meaning: Wah is lame.
Relationship level meaning: Wah is not very good at cracking jokes.
A demonstration of cognitive schemata
Prototype: Tiong
Personal construct: Mugger
Stereotype: Does not speak English well very well. Like how smiling is the same as smelling.
Script: When I say Good morning to X.Ming, he will say "Wo shi Ah Diao!"
Regulative and constitutive rules
Regulative rule: Say "Not me!" when you fart in public
Constitutive rule: Farting in public is a sign that you want the people around you to comment about the environment. "Shit who farted. Its stinks!"
Mind reading, self serving bias, and perception check
Me: Are you thinking what I'm thinking George? (Perception check)
George: I don't know, I know I think too much. Can't help it I'm so darned smart. (self-serving bias)
Me: Are you trying to tell me you're darned smart? (Mind reading) But you are of course, I wouldn't want to offend you because you mark my paper. (Self serving bias)
Next: lesson 2. Listening and creating communication climates.