Communication
majors would make amazing mediators simply because we know and understand all
the ins and outs of how to communication with people. Throughout all of the
communication courses I have taken, I know how to handle a variety or different
situations, such as conflict, different cultures, and listening. Also, this
major teaches us how to react in certain situations, and the specifics of
nonverbal and verbal communication. Throughout all of the communication courses
we take, we are fully preparing ourselves to analyze and understand what people
say to us and to others. We are basically taught to understand why and how
different people say things. Lawyers are taught to fight for a specific side
and psychotherapists are taught to show people the effects of a problem.
Neither of those professions are taught to understand two sides to a story and then
create a compromise, which makes it difficult for both lawyers and
psychotherapists to effectively play the role of a mediator.
Hi California Girl!
ReplyDeleteI totally related to your post, and I think you had really insightful and thoughtful ideas! Like you, I have taken many communications classes, and have had a wide range of topics to cover. You're spot on when you said, "...we are fully preparing ourselves to analyze and understand what people say to us and to others". If we were mediators, we would know why they were reacting that way and different ways to resolve it. I am always for compromise, and I think you were right when you said that we should look at both sides in order to come to one. Thanks for your post!
HappyGoLucky