This discussion asks you to go and listen to your choice of stories, below, and then post your comments on how you see the story relating to our study and practice of interpersonal communication.
The Stories
David Chang Discusses Mental Health And His New Memoir (Links to an external site.)
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with chef and food celebrity David Chang about his new memoir, Eat a Peach, which details how his depression and bi-polar disorder lead to the best and worst of his choices. 8 minutes.
The Hidden Brain Podcast: You 2.0: Empathy Gym  (Links to an external site.)
 (Links to an external site.)The Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world “ and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain’s host Shankar Vedantam reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, the biases that shape our choices, and the triggers that direct the course of our relationships. 52 minutes (listen to at least 8-10 minutes, or more!)

 
The Post “ Easy as 1 “ 2 “ 3 
Due 1/5/21, 11:59pm
In your post, tell us

Story: Which story you listened to? David Chang or Empathy Gym
Think/Feel: What did you think, or feel “ or both,  while you listened?
This is a self-report of what you noticed you experienced as you were decoding the message as a receiver. Im asking you to show that you are able to self-monitor and be aware of your own intrapersonal communication. Notice that there are no requirements to link this response to class. Just be aware and report. (1-2 sentences)
Connections: What two connections you can make to interpersonal communication?
This is where you get to link up what happened in the story you selected and what you have learned in class so far (OR you can even link it to chapters or concepts we havent covered yet). Follow this format:

Noticed: What I noticed from the story I listened to: (1-2 sentences)
IPC Connection: How I think what I noticed connects to interpersonal communication: (1-2 sentences).

It will make it easier to follow the posts in your group if everybody uses the same format. Something like this:
SAMPLE POST FORMAT
Hi Everybody – I’m Mark, happy to be in the group. Here’s my post:
1. Story: I listened to the Empathy Gym
2. Think/Feel: Yada yada yada, 1-2 sentences worth of good stuff.
3. Connections: 
First connection 

Noticed: Yada yada yada about my reference from the story
IPC Connection: Yada bada bing about links to IPC

Second connection

Noticed: Yada yada yada about my reference from the story
IPC Connection: Yada bada bing about links to IPC