Competent communicator -Whoopi Goldberg

 For your blog this week, think of someone (e.g., family member, celebrity, politician, friend, or professor) who demonstrates competent communication within a particular context. What behaviors does this person exhibit that make him or her effective? Would you want to model some of your own communication behaviors after this person? Why or why not?

Whoopi Goldberg has always been one of my favorite actresses since her days of Ghost and Sister Act. I love her strong voice, good eye contact, and the way she can appeal to many audiences.

What I like most about Whoopi is her ability to articulate her ideas when in heated debates and how she's not afraid to address difficult topics or people as shown in the following video.

I have very little interest in politics but find it her ability to maintain her composure when voices are being raised at a high pitch admirable. That is an area of communicating that I have not been successful. I do not wish to take up debating issues of a political nature.However, I do know that anytime you talk about issues related to diversity and equity there will be times that you have to have "graceful conversations"  I have difficulty discussing topics in which the climate becomes hostile. However, I know that there are times when you have no choice. I like how Whoopi is able to stand her ground and get her point across with supporting facts.

Whoopi Goldberg has a theatrical side and can also be very funny. Sometimes humor can be an effective mode of communication.

I would like to use a different type of humor sometimes like Whoopi because I have a very dry sense of humor that usually gets me in more trouble more so than laughs.