Passive
These are some facial expressions associated with passiveness.
What are frowning, closed eyes, looking down, not making eye contact?
These are some are facial expressions associated with aggression.
What are Scowl, frown, slanted eyebrows, growl, showing teeth, scrunched face, flared nose?
Assertive communication is associated with these body language cues.
What is Making eye contact, keeping head up, looking forward, calm face, firm mouth?
What communication style does a bully use?
Aggressive
These are the three types of communication styles.
What are Aggressive, Assertive and Passive?
This is how close would I stand to someone if I was being passive in my communication.
What is far away?
This is a communication style where we act out in anger or frustration towards someone else.
What is being aggressive?
This broken record style of dealing with conflict is what the "M" stands for in the DEAR MAN acronym.
What is mindful?
What is yelling and using an angry tone an example of?
Being Aggressive!
Staring right in someone's face and shouting at them is an example of what communication style?
Aggressive
A communication style where we are not letting others know what we want, how we feel or getting our messages across to them.
What is being passive?
This is acting on aggression with violence.
What is a bad choice?
Making eye contact is an important element in assertive communication; these are 2 other aspects of assertive communication.
What is describing feelings, expressing, asserting, reinforcing, using a steady voice, etc.
What would passive communication look like if you were upset at a coworker for eating your lunch in the fridge?
role play should demonstrate eyes downcast, quiet tone of voice.
Addressing how we are feeling with veiled anger in an indirect way.
What are examples of passive communication?
In passive communication this is a way of stating our needs or desires in a soft voice.
What is whisper?
This is what could happen if you yell at your friends and call them stupid.
What is a good way to lose friends?
I have the right to ask for what I want, to say no, to express all my feelings, and change my mind are examples from this.
What would it look like to role play an aggressive communication style if a coworker ate your lunch from the fridge?
Aggressive communication style matches up with talking very loudly, getting close to them, etc.
When you do___________I feel_________. or I don't like when you raise your voice.
What is an example of an I-Message? or I statement
This is an example of someone being passive when they don't want to do something they were asked to do.
(EXAMPLE)
This is an example of a situation where someone is being aggressive.
Do I have to act this out? YES!!
Being direct, true to your values, asking for help when needed, and I-statements are examples of assertive communication. These are two more.
What is being mindful of other's wellbeing and needs, being confident, taking responsiblity for their feelings and words, stay respectful, etc.?
In a role play, This is what a respectful and assertive voice tone sounds like when talking to your friend to express you are becoming angry with him.
Modeling an even tone, and expressing and taking responsibility for your feelings. Modeling boundaries is good too.
This acronym helps us remember to use helpful communication skills
What is DEAR MAN?