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       Hey everybody! Hope the last week of school went well for everyone and is now enjoying your Spring Break! If your like me I didn't go anywhere cool or fun except back home :( Anyways, last week Chelsee and Brandon lead us in class about communication. It think they did a super job! I really liked the activity they did because not only was it fun, but it was also a good representation of how little things can get distorted a little bit from one person to the next, but by the the time it reaches someone else 20 people later the message can be COMPLETELY different. They also talked about how to use the communications skills we have now with our mentees and how to improve our weaker skills.
       I personally am a people person so I like to meet with a person face to face because when your face to face things don't get lost in translation as easy. If they do get lost you can ask right then and there for clarification and I think it benefits all. You can also use many different communication methods while meeting face to face like pictures or hand motions. I also use my phone a lot of times to communicate on a daily basis with friends or family, but I think as a mentor you need to look at two things when deciding your communication method. I use a little trick that helps me to decided the proper method for the situation. One is who are you going to be telling this to. If it is a friends then your options maybe larger than if it is a possible employment opportunity. Second is decided how important the message is, is it something really important or just a reminder. With these two little trick and practice I believe as a mentor you can improve your communication skills.
       In the book it had a lot of helpful hints as well. In one section it described the difference between communication as a mentor and other communication. I think this is important as well and can be evaulated in my little trick I described earlier. It also talked about ineffective methods of communication and how to over come a lot these like lazyness, burned-out, and being destracted. I think the last two I put are some of the most important to hit on because I know after mid-terms or when a break is approaching that even I feel a lot of these feelings. Yet you need to tell your mentees how it's important to finish strong and not just glide through.
      I know that everyone will learn their strong points and weak points and do their best to improve both. Hope everyone as a great break! Out.

P.S. If you were wondering what my title says, it is Greek for "Using effecitive communication."  It thought it was kind of cool to show different communication :)