Title: Demonstrate assertiveness.
Course: GRADS: Family Focus (19905-36) > Section: Using Effective Communication Skills

Demonstration should include

- using positive communication skills
- using I-statements
- expressing wants and needs
- making eye contact
- speaking clearly and with even tones
- using genuine expressions and gestures
- becoming an advocate for oneself and one’s child
- being able to say what you believe even if you disagree with others or need to say no
- asking questions for clarification purposes
- respecting others’ thoughts and feelings
- standing firm against peer pressure.

Process/Skill Questions

Thinking

- What are the benefits of protecting oneself from being taken advantage of?
- What is the value of using I-statements?
- How is self-esteem related to making eye contact and using genuine expressions and gestures?

Communication

- What communication skills would be helpful in letting others know what you think and feel?
- What strategies of assertive communication skills should be used to convey leadership?

Leadership

- Why might speaking clearly and with even tones be associated with leadership?
- What leadership skills help you to stand firm against peer pressure?

Management

- How can you become clear about what you want for yourself and how to achieve it?
- How can you communicate your thoughts and feelings clearly while respecting those of others?