11.3 Blog Knowing Others
Seth’s Blog Speakerphone Voice In this blog, Seth notes how people tend to shout when given the microphone or are using a speakerphone instead of allowing the technology to do what it is meant to do which would then let ourselves be our actual selves instead of amplifying ourselves into false versions. This self-amplification can affect how people listen and trust us. I wanted to remark that I do disagree, which is something I rarely do in general, with his assumption of speakerphone and microphone voice being similar, if not the same. I see every day in my work holding townhall-style questions that most people do not amplify themselves when given a hand-held microphone. In fact, most people hold it like a live snake or pointing tool. This was important that I address because I do agree that on speakerphones when people cannot be SEEN by their audience that they tend to over amplify, yet I observe in my work when people can be seen and are given a microphone they tend to not use their voice assuming just being near a microphone gives them the attention. When I coach people on presentation skills, we work a lot with how to handle a microphone to imagine it not just a tool for volume but also as a spotlight, yet you are in control of both. Which I think does dovetail into the ideas that Seth is talking about with how people present themselves, and in relation to the work we did this week in class, it’s important to recognize that when people are given a microphone or spotlight, they may not have the training to confidence in themselves or their tools. Quiet Revolution: What Paul Newman Taught me about Introversion This blog recounted the author, Beth Rhine’s, experience meeting Paul Newman at a donor event. The author is an introvert and worried about impressing Paul Newman. She then later realized that famous actor Paul Newman had a reputation for being an introvert. She comments that her story isn’t about Paul Newman, but as she saw parts of herself reflected in him like not staying around for the boisterous campfire, finding quiet moments and having small group conversations. This connects with the work this week about bringing people together. It relates to how seeing similar things in other can help you create a triad, or understand them because they are similar to you. The practice in creating triads and making the effort to get to know others is emphasized for me in reading these blogs. Zen Habits: The Key Mental Habit of Simplicity This post was all about the mental awareness it takes to move forward on simplifying. While the focus of the blog was mainly on how to prevent ourselves from buying unnecessary things, it was ultimately about how we humans react to trying to control uncertainty. Keeping ourselves open to uncertainty is certainly something that has been a journey for me in this course. I am a planner, thinker, researcher and I know sometimes, maybe usually, that is to alleviate some sense of no control. I’ve been thinking about this a lot as I work on trying to connect with people on a personal level and creating triads in this class in in the “real world.” I often worry about how two people I introduce to each other will react and if they will blame me if something bad happens, so I go down a spiral of overthinking at catastrophizing. Yet, this blog reminds me to make space for uncertainly because I can never control it.
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