#3 explaining a concept

The concept that stuck out the most to me as I was reading was Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, that is a concept right? Because I got a little confused. It starts with the most basic need, which are physical needs for survival such as air, food and sex. Of course people need the air to breathe in the oxygen and food to survive or at least water. Then it goes to safety and protection needs, which is shelter. If don't have a place to stay it is more likely that you are at a higher risk of dying since you won't have food or anything of such sort. Then it is the belonging needs for one to be inclusive and to have fun. No fun in life means that you don't enjoy life and can be at risk of depression or something of such sort. Then it goes to self-esteem without that you won't know how to deal with problems and get through life because you would let your self-esteem get you in the way of what you were initially trying to accomplish. Lastly it is self-actualization, which is the most abstract, which is being fully developed having talents and potential. These basic and abstract needs get you through life. Helps you survive, learn and overcome things. Communication is the key to Maslow's Hierarch of Needs pyramid. Without communication in your everyday life, you won't get far in life.

Relationship changing over time I-You

My relationship with my co worker has changed over the past month. I just recently got hired at Olive Garden and I am an out going person so i made friends with everyone there or most of them. I seen this guy and I thought he was cute but I didn't tell him because I am shy when it comes to relationships and I have only been in one so relationships are whatever to me. ;P The co workers at Olive Garden always hangs out at Applebees after work so I got invited and the guy I thought was cute goes too so of course I would want to go. I also enjoy hanging out with friends. I would just admire from him from afar. We have an "I- you" relationship. At work before he asked for my number we would just talk about work related things. He asked for my number after a week of hanging out at Applebees and getting to know each other, he asked for my number. He texted me the next day and we just started asking random questions about each other's lives. We started texting everyday and we didn't avoid any topics because we are both blunt people so we don't really care. Now we just talk about going on dates and different types of movies that are out. After getting to know each other for a longer period of time, we just talked about anything and ask each other about past relationships since we are in the talking stage.

linear model vs interactive models

Linear model- A linear model is a type of communication that goes only one way with the listener just listening. There is no communication back and forth like how a real conversation should be. The speaker just continues to talk while the listener uses facial expressions and gestures to show that they are listening. An example of a "linear model" in my life is when my friend tells me her problems and i just listen and nod every time she says a statement or something and then at the end i give her my opinion on what she should do and what she has done wrong.

Interactive models- An interactive model is when communication goes both way with the listener and speaker communicating back and forth. With the interactive model, you actually communicate with each other without using facial expressions and gestures like in a linear model. Interactive models do not work as well if you just met the person because they do not have much to say to each other, but after weeks or months you start having a more open conversation with each other because of time. An example with the interactive model is that when i met this guy in my math class, we talked about just math and helped each other out then as the days went by we just asked about our past such as the high school we attended, where we work and so forth.

day 1

Hello fellow classmates,
      My name will be kept anonymous for safety reasons. ;P I am a young lady and this is my second year at SJSU. I've changed my major twice and plan on changing it one last time to communication. I took comm 20 last year for my first semester of college and enjoyed it, even though I get shy talking in front of crowds. But my sister, who recently graduated with her BA in Comm from CSUEB, encouraged me to do the switch. My goal in this class is to get a passing grade and to be a better communicator. I hope to gain greater knowledge about communication so i can prefect my own skills. My sisters tell me all the time that I have to work on communicating my emotions, with switching my whole major to Communications I hope I can make my sisters proud.