Communication Styles

I communicate with a variety of cultures and groups. I am 27 and Caucasian. My children are mixed Caucasian and African American. I work with a variety of cultures; some are from Mexico, Dominican republican, Canada, and Alaska, and Jamaica. In my community there are a lot of mixed groups of people as well. I feel that I communicate differently with people according to what our social standing is. For instance at work I keep everything at a professional level. I can tell my tone of voice is softer and emphasize on kindness. I try to keep my work life at work and try not to hang out with them outside of work unless it is a work function. I say that but then again you gain some relationships with people that somehow introduce them to different functions of your life. I am in charge of a lot of organizations which means I have to be very organized for these events. I am also over a lot of events so I people do tend to see that I have a silly side. I am a teacher here so my class always sees the kid in me. My tone with my class is different than what it would be with the teachers and staff within the school. I teach through a learn through play environment. I don’t speak to them like a child but I feel I do talk to them more in open ended questions and give lots of room for imagination. My students typically range in cultures and groups.

 I am the Secretary of my HOA and have a large influence on the things that go on within my community. I also keep a very professional tone with them. They do however see my fun side a lot more because I am also the event planner. I feel that they may see more of an argumentative type tone with me because they tend to try to make very testing decisions. Sometimes I feel like I am the only sane one in the conversation.

My children, family, and friends tend to get a different tone with me because I feel more comfortable with them. They see the true me. I feel that I can tell them anything or do whatever and all three groups would understand it because they have a connection with me. I don’t feel I have to prove anything with them. This makes my communication style differently.