1 PCAP Outline
PART 1 1. Most competent in? a. Enjoy meeting people b. Like to be active in difference social groups c. Rarely concerned about what others impressions of me 2. What helped you have these areas of expertise? a. Not having only one best friend, but many friends i. Need to meet more people > get better at it > becomes more enjoyable b. Love learning about others i. You get to learn about different cultures, see different perspectives, see both sides, stay bias free from a certain social group. See who picture c. If someone doesn't like me, forget them. There's way too many people to be concerned with what just one person thinks. i. You will meet people who like you for who you are. ii. If you put on a front because you are concerned with what someone thinks about you, eventually you will get tired or forget that front.. or forget who you really are. Either way is bad. 3. How can you build on and support positive communication skills you have? a. Keep practicing meeting new people and getting courage to talk to people who you think are of higher status. Think of yourself on the same level so you wont get intimidated b. Continue being active in all different types of social groups c. Sometimes when I meet someone intimidating I forget that I shouldn't be concerned with what they think of me. I need to work on convincing myself that for the most part, it's okay if a peer doesn't love me for who I am, there are a lot of others that will PART 2 1. Lowest scores? a. Pronouncing words b. Expressing myself clearly i. **Quick thinking-Not on the survey but I think is a major weakness c. Talking more than listening 2. Why were they low? a. I get tongue twisted a lot b. It's harder for me to put what I'm thinking into words c. I like to talk 3. How do these low scores have an impact on communication with family and friends? a. I have to repeat what I am saying slower so people can understand me b. Make for awkward situations when talking from the top of my head. Takes longer than for usual me to put together what I am trying to say i. Field hockey banquet Speech c. When friends come with problems, I end up relating their problems to my past situations and hence talking about myself when people just want to spill their problems
PCAP 1 Outline
4. How do my low scores have an impact on future personal and professional competence? a. Pronouncing words i. Personal:__________________ ii. Professional: If I talk too fast to pronunciate my words correctly, people may think if I am not careful enough to speak slow and pronunciate my words correctly, why would I be careful enough to do important things b. Expressing myself clearly i. Personal: _________________ ii. Professional: If you don't come up with quick answers to interview questions which are ear pleasing, employer may pick another interviewee c. Talking more than listening i. Personal: May miss out on what my boyfriend has to say because I am taking up the whole conversation ii. Professional: I might talk too much in an interview and say something which is not what they want to hear. It's good to keep things to a minimum. 1. Saw on TV about interviewing, Employers may talk about their past in college to try and get you to spill some of your stories. Its a trick to get you to talk too much 5. What will happen if you don't make changes? a. Same as below b. Professionally, People who I am competing with in the job market may get a job because they sound better when they talk c. Friends may want to change their minds on who to come to with their problems, and relationships may not grow as fast as they can.
PART 3 1. Which PCAP2 will help address weaknesses? a. Interview Project 2. Why? a. It helps improve professional communication skills which is an area I lack in b. This will help me with my field Tourism and Hospitality Management because my industry is one in which you have to work with people constantly and at the minimum satisfy their expectations, but preferably win the person over with everything about you.