Identify an experience in which your attempt to communicate was a failure. Use the classification of sources of noise given from this week's reading to label the type of interference you encountered. Why did this happen? What, if anything, could you have done to correct the interference problem?
Your response must be at least 200-300 words long and will be due by 3pm, Monday 2/10/14.
In early high school, I had an appointment at a doctor’s office in Binghamton. My sister Emily and her boyfriend gave me a ride over there, dropped me off, then went to go shopping. I had been to that office a few times before, but never by myself, which was bad news.
ReplyDeleteAt this time in my life, I had a real problem talking to strangers; it caused me great anxiety and I avoided it the best I could. I walked into the waiting room, and sat down on one of the many chairs lined against the walls of the very tiny room. I didn't bother checking in with the receptionist because i assumed she would just call my name when I was up because I had an appointment scheduled for a specific time. I also sat where the receptionist could not see me because if I did, we might make eye contact, which may inspire her to begin small talk, which was petrifying to me at the time.
So when fifteen minutes had passed my scheduled time, and my name had not been called, I panicked. I went out in the hall, had a minor panic attack in the bathroom, left the building, walked down the street to a Burger King, and waited for my sister to pick me up. I know it was completely unnecessary, but I was a silly nervous teenage boy with almost no social skills.
My social anxiety provided for the psychological noise, and I learned soon afterwards that if i had the courage to say something or just sit there for five more minutes, they would have called my name.