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Response to option 2:

Over the past few months, I have been volunteering at a local hospital in which a part of my job is to speak with the patients. I spend most of my time communicating with these patients as I attempt to really connect with them and talk about how they are feeling. Generally, I have pretty simple conversations with them while they wait for their medical procedure. The usual topics in discussion were their anxiety or nervousness. When having a communication with these patients, you have to act a certain way. The qualities essential to communicating with them are compassion and understanding. You have to empathize with them since some may be going through a tough time and possibly dealing with fear.  Sometimes, these qualities are difficult to maintain because I do not know exactly how they may be feeling. In fact, there have been a few times in which I was unsure of what I should say to someone. I wish to connect with them on a more profound level, rather than a trivial one. In this class, I hope to learn how to have a better relation with not only an audience, but with another individual. In addition, I want to learn how to really communicate to the person who I am speaking with and establish a connection.

-Leyla