engage in a 10-15 minute conversation with another individual and answer the following in regards to the prompt: If you could go back and give your younger self a piece of advice based on what you know now, what would it be, and why?

2. Describe the nature of your relationship with the interviewee?

3. Describe the setting of this conversation and how you think the setting impacted the conversation? How might it have been different in a different setting?

4. In what ways, if at all, did your personal values influence the content of, the direction of, or the quality of your conversation?

5. Assess your use of active listening techniques including showing empathy, reflecting content, reflecting feelings, summarizing, and reflecting meaning.

6. Assess your use of nonverbal communication techniques including facial expressions, engaged posture, eye contact, the use of space, and voice tone/inflection. How did your use of nonverbal communication impact the conversation?

7. After reviewing the video, assess the overall quality of your communication (both talking and listening). What were the strengths that you displayed? What were the areas in need of additional development? What strategies can/will you employ in the future to help you accomplish this development?

8. In what ways have the content and the activities of this class, including this assignment, shaped how you will communicate in your future capacity as a helping professional. What did you find particularly helpful? How will you apply your newly acquired/further developed knowledge and skills to enhance your communication?