This week in class we talked about how to frame our messages. Here are examples we talked about in class to show how important it is to frame our messages in a way so that we will get the response we are looking for. As someone in class mentioned how we talk to people or how Doctors/Employers convey messages is important because everyone can interpret the same thing very differently. Is that part of Med/grad school? How to tell patients and/or families the news on their diagnosis? Almost seems like it should be. I think we have to be careful of what we are really trying to say and if our audience will see it in the same way we do.
If you’re going to buy a calculator that cost $20 at the bookstore on campus or else $10 just off campus, would you go a little out of your way to save $10? Now, if you are buying a computer and it is $1000 on campus, but $990 just off-campus, then would you go out of your way to save $10? I learned that convenience is a really big deal to me. Family and friends… what would you do?
Another example with gains and losses:
If your boss gave you $100 bonus, would you be happy?
Now if you boss gave you $100 bonus, but your other co-workers $500, would you be happy?
What was once a gain, all of a sudden became a loss.
Family and friends… what would you do? (*Hint, hint… looking for some participation*)
What is the best way to communicate about risk if giving a statistic?
How do we present information?
- 1% of population
- 1 out of 100
- .01
- 10 out of 1000
I hope you all find these little activities enjoyable and you have a great weekend/week!
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