Describe two situations (provide one detailed paragraph for (4) lines each), one where you used positive messages, and one where you used more negative messages.

Part 1 Communication Climates and Part 2 Responding Nondefensively
• SPCH 125 Week 6 Instructions for Part 1 and Part 2
• APA format
• Do not exceed 225 words for each Part
• Must use classroom material plus 1 outside source
• References must be keep separate for part 1 and part 2
• All resources must have a Active Hyperlink and be listed on reference page

Week 6 Discussion – Communication Climates
Actions for ‘Week 6 Discussion – Communication Climates’ Use Classroom Chapter 10 with 1 outside to answer all question for Part 1
Read carefully the section on disconfirming, disagreeing, and confirming messages. Note how many negative types of messages there are, compared with just a few, simple positive ones. The thing about these is we have a tendency to use many of the negative messages without realizing it.
• Describe two situations (provide one detailed paragraph for (4) lines each), one where you used positive messages, and one where you used more negative messages.
• What was the outcome in each situation?
• Be sure to include how the messages affected the communication climate in each situation.
• Be descriptive in your answers.

• SPCH 125 Week 6 Instructions for Part 1 and Part 2
• APA format
• Do not exceed 225 words for each Part
• Must use classroom material plus 1 outside source
• References must be keep separate for part 1 and part 2
• All resources must have a Active Hyperlink and be listed on reference page

Week 6 Discussion – Responding Nondefensively
Actions for ‘Week 6 Discussion – Responding Nondefensively’
Responding Nondefensively
Use Classroom material Chapter 10 along with the articles below with 1 outside to answer all question for Part 1
For part 2 use a total of 3 reference to complete Part – 1 Must be classroom material – 2 must be articles and 3 an outside sources
Read the reading assignment for this week as well as the following article before responding to this discussion.
Responding to Criticism Without Being Defensive
How to Stop Being Defensive in Close Relationships
Don’t Be So Defensive!
Create nondefensive responses to the following criticisms posed by the person in parentheses:
1. You look terrible! (Spoken by your parent)
2. You are always late. (A coworker at the office)
3. Your work wasn’t submitted on time. (A university professor)
4. You’re acting like a jerk. (Your significant other)
5. You’re a bad parent. (Your child)
6. What you said was really hurtful and unkind. (A sibling or close relative)
Number your responses and be sure not only to include your nondefensive message, but also the strategy that you utilized