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https://www.atlassian.com/blog/inside-atlassian/how-to-navigate-diverse-communication-styles-at-work When I think about communication, I realize that I do communicate differently with different groups of people.  I communicate differently with my friends than I do with my co-workers.  I speak differently with parents, in the program I work for, than I do with my family.  I in turn speak differently with people from different cultures.  I do this because I adapt to the situation and group of people I am communicating with.  It does not mean that I am disrespecting anyone, or applying a bias.  I use different communication styles and techniques with the different people I speak with because they all have different cultures and are different individually within those cultures.  Depending upon the group, person, or situation, I use different body language, facial expressions, words, and phrases.  For example, the conversations I have with staff at work are from a professional stand point,

 This week I watched Season I Episode I of Imposters.  This was a show about a trio of con artists, one of which becomes the wife of an unsuspecting man only to be conned and lose all of his money.  I watched the episode with the volume muted and took notice of nonverbal communication.  Then I watched the episode with the volume on and took notice of more information. Without volume I noticed that the characters seemed to know and understand each other well.  They seemed to be close.  It was easy to discern emotions such as happiness, sadness, seriousness, desperation.  It was difficult to determine the context of the emotions.  It was also difficult to discern exactly what was going on in some of the scenes.   With volume I was able to understand what was happening in each scene and who the characters were.  The main characters were related by marriage, the unsuspecting man and the con artist wife.  The other characters were either family members or business associates.  The story was

 My roommate is a competent communicator.  During professional conversations, she is clear and concise.  She controls her emotions during complex conversations.  She articulates her thoughts very well.  She displays confidence in her presentation when she communicates with others.  She also controls her body language when in a professional setting.  In her personal conversations, she communicates a little differently.  She will giggle when she makes a mistake, blush if she is embarrassed, and uses more body language.   https://www.start2bu.be/en/personal-communication-style/ I would like to communicate the way she does in a professional setting in all of my communications.  I would like to be able to control my emotions better, articulate my thoughts better, and control my body language so that it is fitting for the type of communication I have.  I know this will take practice and refocusing my thoughts.  But, I do think it can be done.  I feel I should communicate more like she does b