I loved talking about communication this week. There are so many times where I have heard of people have communicating problems and it makes so much sense when we break it down like we do. So I learned that there are 3 different ways of communicating: Words, tone, ad non-verbal. Not only are those these three ways of communicating but there are also ways of communicating through sarcasm. Sarcasm is using words but there is an underlining to it. Between the three ways of communicating we usually take the sarcasm statement based on the tone. When using sarcasm things can be misunderstood and misread so it is important to be careful. Not only can sarcasm just be misread but even a look when communicating. Sometimes people just are super focused and people think you are mad. Something that I found super interesting was the feedback loop thing. So it first starts with thoughts/feelings that then get encoded into a message, passes through a medium, the message gets encoded by someone else and then leads to their thoughts/feelings. Then their thoughts/feelings go through the same loop and it is a continuous circle. If someone does not decode the message in the way it was meant things could turn messy and lean to problems. It is very important to look at the context and really understand what is meant.

        Power- Synonyms: manipulate, control, dominate, authority, Influence. There are many types of power. Expert power = talking with an experience base. Legitimate power = a legal kind of authority. Informational power = Telling someone if you understand this chunk of information, you will get this part. Reward power = only going to do something to get rewarded. Referent power = doing it because someone else is doing it. In a marriage there are many powers that can be used. As you carry out your life recognize the powers that you use and the strength it has. Every time I laugh when I hear reward power. As women we need to remember we hold a lot of power and to use it wisely. Recognizing theses powers we can know the motives behind someone’s behavior.