Presence: Practice includes limiting distractions within the classroom and taking small breaks for lengthy lecture halls. Small practices to utilize are to maintain a sense of boredom, eliminate mass use of social media, utilize the Pomodoro technique when doing work on your own, or when taking on daunting tasks in long lecture halls.

Resources:

Seven Tips to maintain focus – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hotuHMGetac

Chronemics: Some practices for rudimentary chronemic ideas regarding punctuality include setting alarm for five minutes earlier to ensure that you reach to events on time as well as picking time schedules that work best for you. However, in order to improve the efficiency of being polychronic I would simply start by building up this aspect of life by being more polychronic.

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Preparedness: Preparedness ranges from physical to mental and psychological, as a result there needs practices for all three types. For physical preparedness, I believe it is important that I bring everything I need and plan everything class related beforehand. This includes having planners with the work that I need to get done for that day. For mental preparedness, it comes with being aware of and nonweldable with all the course topics for that specific class or case. This way the pressure of the situation coupled with the feeling of inability does not lead to a poor result. Psychological preparedness leans into the idea that you can block out negative comments and pre-set ideas of failure. Not everyone around you is going to be in your best interest, as a result it is vital that you have a strong mental fortitude to block out negative comments in order to be prepared and feel prepared.

Resources:

Tips to be physically prepared – https://www.care.com/c/15-tips-on-how-to-get-ready-for-school-quickl/

Tips to be mentally prepared – https://kentuckycounselingcenter.com/mental-preparation-techniques-its-all-in-the-mind/

Tips to be physiologically prepared – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6wcILwPrTk&t=3s

Communication: Communication is important for everyone regardless of their profession and for a healthy lifestyle. Active listening and being prepared to listen first is two of the most fundamental ideas for having strong communications. Moreover, being open and honest about problems and giving a sense of comfortability ins essential for strong communication. In the doctor’s office, making patients feel more comfortable and getting information across is vital components of communication. This is achieved through creating strong metaphors that help patients understand the scientific terminology behind their illness.

Resources:

Seven Tips to improve communication – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSaj9qMwvLI

Writing Metaphors – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iKLuF7te88

Improving Communication in the Medical Office: https://www.customlearning.com/blogs/5-tips-for-effective-communication-in-a-medical-office.html

Interpersonal Functioning: Although conflict resolution I highlighted to be the strongest form of interpersonal functioning, learning all methods of interpersonal functioning is imperative to be successful. This includes learning how to apologize, work as a team, make sure you feel heard in the workplace but also making sure that your teammates feel heard as well.

Resources:

Three ways to resolve conflicts – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4xPwhcnS-Q

Being a Good Team Player – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t_XUUcM1ng

Tips to Manage Conflicts – https://clarke.edu/campus-life/health-wellness/counseling/articles-advice/tips-for-managing-conflict/

John 6:12 And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, “Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost.”