3). Pick one concept or idea from this week's assigned reading and discuss it. Be sure to relate the concept/idea to your personally by using examples from your life and/or experiences.
The idea of being a mediator really stood out to me in this
chapter. My entire life I have been a mediator and have used other people to
help mediate when I have a problem (typically if I am fighting with my mom).
But I like that in this chapter there was a system to how to help mediate; the
system had rules that if followed, make mediation easier. I liked this because
it clarified that some of what I am doing is already on track when I help
people but it also helped me expand my options on how to approach situations.
One thing that I like is setting the tone for the mediation. There was also the
idea of setting rules. I like this because it will allow people to talk without
being talked over. Overall, I think that mediation is something that everyone
could use at one time or another and I think that as a communications major, I
have the right tools and knowledge to help mediate other peoples situations.
Hello Bianca, great job with your response. I think it’s great that you would use other people in your life to help mediate when you had a problem. Some people don’t like using mediators because they think that they can solve the problem on their own. But this is not always the case. Sometimes two people cannot come to a mutual agreement by themselves no matter how hard they try. Having a neutral third party involved to keep the communication on the right topic can be very effective. I have had an instance where I had to ask a friend to act as a mediator. Even though they did not go through any formal training, they did a great job.
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