Communication majors would be great mediators because we are
learning not a single way of speaking but multiple. I have learned about compromising,
decision-making and group work. Learning all these different ways of
communicating allows me to be versatile in my social life. I can speak to any
type of person and find myself in the middle of conflicts often. This occurs because
being a communication major I am able to speak in a way that satisfies both parties
needs and also allows them to come to some sort of compromise. If I was not
able to speak with diversity I could not do such a thing and would probably
choose one side over the other and create even more of a conflict. Psychotherapist
would have a problem being a mediator because they would focus more on the
victim and helping the victims issue with the physiotherapists thought of a
solution. Lawyers would not be able to be great mediators because they are
trained to have complete focus on one side of the story and make one extremely
strong argument.
Hey,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I just wanted to inform you that your post was interesting to read. As you had stated being a communication major you get to learn different types of communication. Being able to learn different aspects of communication gives you a better understanding, and helps you communicate more effectively. One thing that I added in my post to why communication majors would make good mediators is that they are good listeners. In on of my communication classes, I learned how to be a good listener. For instance, by making eye contact with the speaker lets them know that you are paying attention to what they are saying.
Hey there southpaw!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job describing why communication majors are good mediators compared to lawyers and physiotherapists. I believe that communication majors have a wider broad sense when it comes to communicating with people. They understand how to listen and how to break down problems because mostly they are unbiased. Unlike lawyers, they are neutral because lawyers have biases on one side, trying to help one side win in the conflict. While psychotherapist keeps what is the underlying problem in the situation and won’t really think of a solution to the problem. I believe that these occupations will be biases towards one side. Anyways I agree with your thinking! Good posts this week.
Southpaw,
ReplyDeleteI really love that one of your reasons communication majors would make great mediators is because we know and understand multiple ways of speaking. Your three main ways that you mentioned were compromising, decision-making, and group work. I couldn’t have put it better myself. I completely agree that with just those three tools alone, communication majors already have one, or three, up on anyone else in that field. You mentioned that psychotherapists focus on victimization and lawyers focus on one person winning. Mediators don’t want to focus on either of those things, and as communication majors, we are taught how to accomplish mediators goals.
SOUTHPAW,
ReplyDeleteI feel that you did a really nice job on your post. It was very complete and answered the questioned thoroughly. I also believe that communication majors would make excellent mediators. The qualities of compromising, decision-making and group work really make a person well-rounded when it comes to communication. From your post, it sounds like you are someone that settles a lot of conflict. Being a communication major really lets a person view the entire situation and hear both sides. Ever since beginning to take classes, I feel like I've really improved on hearing both sides before I speak or agree with someone's point. Overall, nice post and I agree with what you had to say regarding psychotherapists and lawyers.