Identify at least one regulative and constitutive rule for interacting in face-to-face situations, and one of each type of rule when communicating over e-mail. Reflect on how you learned each of these rules.
Your response should distinguish between regulative rules and constitutive rules in general. Examples of regulative and constitutive rules for face-to-face interaction can be found on pages 107 - 109 of the textbook. Examples of regulative and constitutive rules for e-mail could be that one should reply to an e-mail within 24 hours of receiving it (regulative) and using ALL CAPS counts as “shouting” (constitutive).
Your response should distinguish between regulative rules and constitutive rules in general. Examples of regulative and constitutive rules for face-to-face interaction can be found on pages 107 - 109 of the textbook. Examples of regulative and constitutive rules for e-mail could be that one should reply to an e-mail within 24 hours of receiving it (regulative) and using ALL CAPS counts as “shouting” (constitutive).
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When you speak face to face with someone you should always listen to them and not interrupt them while they're speaking. This is one of the regulative rules. You should always use the constituitive rule when speaking to your teachers; that is being professional. When you email you should always respond right away and use appropiate language. Don't use text emails when emailing your teachers or supervisors.
One regulative rule for interacting face-to-face would be to not interrupt the person with whom you are communicating. A constitutive rule would be to look someone in the eye when they are talking to show that you are listening to them. My parents taught me the importance of not interrupting people when they are speaking. I have tried to teach the same to my children. Obviously, this isn’t always important in more of a casual setting but I think in most settings it’s a good rule to follow. Looking someone in the eye is something I learned through my professional sales training. This rule does not apply in all cultures but in the United States, it primarily signals that you are listening to the person that you are communicating with. A regulative rule for e-mail would be to read and edit what you are sending before hitting the send button. Once you hit send, you can’t get it back and want to be sure that you are getting across the message that you intend. A constitutive rule for email would be to use appropriate language. An email that has curse words or slang would show a lack of respect to the person receiving it.
While speaking to somebody face-to-face an example of a regulative rule would be would be not to interrupt them when they are speaking and another one that some of us probably learned growing up was no arguing at the dinner table. An example of a constitutive rule would be to show the speaker some respect and listen to what they have to say, smile, and offering them feedback.
Regulative and constitutive rules are very import when communicating with others. Regulative rules regulate interaction by specifying when, where, how, and with whom to talk to about certain things. One example of a regulative rule is not to interrupt another person when you are talking to them in a formal atmosphere. I remember when I would visit my grandparents when I was a little kid, my mom and grandma were talking about something and I kept interrupting them. Finally my grandma kind of yelled at me and told me not to interrupt them while they were talking. It has been instilled in me ever since, not to interrupt people when they are talking or not to interrupt the person that I am talking to. Constitutive rules define what communication means by specifying how to count, or interpret, specific kinds of communication. An example of a constitutive rule is being a responsible employee, such as meeting deadlines and making confident oral presentations. You should speak to your employer in a professional way and pay attention and listen to them. I used to waitress and my boss would always give us tips on how to do our jobs better, sometimes it was really irritating but it was always professional and I would listen and try and do my job better than I had been. In terms of email, a regulative rule would be to respond in a timely matter, I always hate it when someone takes forever to respond, so whenever I have to rely I usually do it as soon as I am done reading the email. A constitutive rule would be when you would use the emoticons or exclamation points to show you’re excited about something. I sometimes use the emoticons and it shows how I feel about something.
In face to face situations, eye contact is important. It lets the other person know that you are interested in what they have to say. One constructive rule for this is that your eyes can show emotion, respect, etc.
When you are emailing to a person you do not know, you should show respect by addressing them as Sir, Madame, etc. This shows respect for them. When you are email your resume, you should always use spell check. This also shows that you took the time to read over your work and not slop it together in five minutes.
Regulative rules should play a very important part in everyones life. From a very young age I was always taught to never interrupt authority people when they are speaking. Even now, when a teacher, family member or even a friend is speaking to me face to face, I try not to interrupt them out of respect.
I feel I use the constitutive rule all the time. I always look people in the eyes when they are speaking. I also smile or when appropriate. Dressing nice and paying attention when someone is talking will make that person feel that you are respecting them.
When sending an email the tone is sometimes hard to get across. By using all capital letters will make someone think you are mad. By miss spelling or using text message words tells the reader that you couldn't take the time to relay your message. I get these messages from time to time from my daughter, I tell her over and over if she can't take the time to spell things out and use the spell check, then I don't want to read it.
I believe that when a person is communicating face-to-face, they should know that it is important to comment on what the other person is saying. This will let them know that you are listening to them; which in turn makes them more confident about the conversation. Listening is an example of a regulative rule. I learned this technique in middle school, because I was a very shy person and I wanted to keep a conversation going. Once I commented on what a person was saying, they appreciated me commenting on it rather than just listening. When you are in a formal situation, it is important to be dressed appropriately. For example, at a wedding, it is appropriate to wear a formal shirt or tie for men, and a dress for women when communicating. Formal dress wear is an important constitutive rule. This is an obvious thing to do to show people that you are respecting the event. For e-mailing, use full sentences and avoid texts that can confuse the reader.
I think that a Regulative Rule could be not too ignore someone when they are speaking directly to you. Sometimes people will "blow-off" someone else if they don't want to listen to what they have to say, and I find that quite wrong. I think a Constitutuve rule could be as showing your professionalism by going above and beyond the call of duty and also using professional tongue when speaking to someone, showing them that you are the better person for the job or that you are the respectful one. I think when you communicate over an email, you should write in plain english so that people can understand you, and use big caps where big caps are needed but keep your language respectful and efficient for other readers to comprehend.
When communicating with others it is important to hear, and be heard, you want the conversation to go somewhere. Eye contact is very important, if you are speaking to someone and you happen to be looking past that person, are you truly listening to what they are saying? My experiences show me that when someone asks you to repeat something that I just said, they were not paying attention, or looking into my eyes. You get the point across with eye contact. No questions. That would be known as the constitutive rule.
A regulative rule would be as simple as not interrupting a person when they are talking. This shows respect and professionalism. If you happen to interrupt someone when they are talking, how do you think they will treat you when you are talking? Your conversation will go in circles, someone might even get angry.
When sending an e-mail you should never use text messaging abbreviations, this in my eye makes you look unprofessional and you might not get your message across in the manner you intended.
Regulative and constitutive rules are integral aspects of communication. In electronic communication, entering the correct email address to whom the response should be directed is vital.
From the text, "Regulative rules regulate interaction by specifying when, where, how, and with whom to talk to about certain things." One could say that avoiding incomplete sentences wherever possible is an example of this (e.g. um, uh...) In electronic communication, the inclusion of a salutation and body in business communication is another example.
From the text, "Constitutive rules define what communication means by specifying how to count, or interpret, specific kinds of communication." Maintaining a neutral tone when speaking to someone in person is an example of this. In electronic communication, the inclusion of a salutation and body in business communication is another example.
A regulative rule that I try to follow is not interrupting the speaker. A constitutive rule I find important is eye contact. In face to face communication these rules help show that you are paying attention to your speaker and show respect. In emails a regulative rule would be to use correct grammar a constitutive rule would be no words in caps they just make it look sloppy and it implies yelling and is just rude.
One regulative rule of communication is to not interrupt when others are talking. one constitutive rule of communication would be to maintain eye contact. I learned both of these rules from my parents when I was very little and they always reinforced them when needed.
When corresponding in e-mails you should always respond to e-mails in a timely manner. I would avoid using emoticons in e-mails when you are using e-mails in a professional setting.
Regulative and Constitutive rules are important communication rules because we human use these rules in our daily life. We are not born with these rules; we learn them. For example when adressing
bosses, parents, teachers,and elders, manner and respect towards the person you are talking to is a regulative rules. Also we learn that in movie theaters talking while a movie is rude. During a funeral one should respect the dead and their relative and not to cause anymore problem. Eversince we were young, we know when, where,how, and to whom of what is appropriete and what is not. During the process of communicating, we also learn about constitutive rules. Knowing when to laugh at a joke that your boss said showing that you are paying attention or smile in a certain situation as as sign that show you are happy of you are angry.
Constitutive tells us when it is okay to joke around and when is is not.
Regulative rule when speaking face-to-face is being polite and not interrupting when someone is speaking. A constitutive rule is using body language (non-verbal communication) to emphasize and reinforce what you’re saying. All throughout my childhood my parents taught me to wait to speak out of respect and kindness for the speaker. I learned using non-verbal communication throughout my high school English career.
Being punctual when replying to an e-mail is a key regulative rule. A constitutive rule is using appropriate language. I’ve learned to be punctual in replying through receiving e-mails about job interviews or important information from professors. Using correct language, I think, is common sense. It is something I’ve just come to know how to do. There are specific ways we talk to our friends and a whole other way we will talk to employers.
When you talk over an email in a more professional way, you should plan out what you are trying to say in the email and always check spelling,and work around the main idea of the email. This would be a regulative rule. A constitutive rule would be sending smiley faces at the end of a buisness email to your boss. A regulative rule in face to face communication would be arguing in the middle of a fancy resturant, and a constitutive rule could be that you go to the same resturant and everonelse is dressed in suits and dresses and you are dressed in jeans and a tshirt.
when speaking face to face always keep eye contact to show your listening.a regulative rule would be not to interrupt the person your talking to. when emailing you should never use text lingo, and to watch your grammer and punctuation.
When interacting face to face, the book gives the example of a regulative rule being not to interrupt or argue at the dinner table. In my personal life, my parents always had the rule that we were not to argue while visiting Grandma and Grandpa. A constitutive rule would be something like not just saying that you will do your friend a favor, but actually doing it and showing your friend that you are loyal and you are good for your word.
When communicating via e-mail, one regulative rule might be to reply to an e-mail the same day you receive it. Or if you’re the sender of the e-mail, a good rule might be not to keep sending the other person e-mails saying “did you get my e-mails?” A constitutive rule might be if you want to get across the fact that your joking around, put a smiley face at the end of the sentence so the receiver doesn’t get offended by something you might have said.
When it comes to face-to-face interaction a constitutive rule would be to work later if asked to at a job. Respecting the fact that they need your assistance and be willing to help out. Also being friendly in the workplace and respecting other and greeting people with a smile on your face. When it comes to constitutive rules and email it would be using a friendly and up beat tone. You would be writing an email and not a text message, so you would want to avoid text content. Far as a regulative rule goes for face-to-face interaction would be to avoid conflict in public or in front of company. With email it could be not to start a confrontation via email.
A regulative rule would be not speaking while the other person is speaking. A cognitvie rule would be show that you are paying attention with eye contact, smiling and giving responses when appropriate. In email a regulative rule would be a timely response.A cognitive rule would be using emoticons and punctuation to show intent of words.
A regulative rule for speaking face to face would be not talking about the persons personl information when you are in public. a Constitutive rule for speaking face to face would be treating a person you are interviewing with respect and not being prejudice towards them for any reason. A regulative rule for sending email would be not to send someone an email asking them to do something next week when they are on vacation this week, just wait until they get home to ask them. A constitutive rule for sending email would be not yelling at someone in an email because it could easily be interpreted wrong or they may not know how upset you really are.
I think that the face-to-face conversations are important, that you should always listen to the other person when ther are talking. You should also be very professional when you are speaking when teachers or employees. And also to remember to use appropiate language with no slang words. Dont' use text slang such as:lol, brb with teachers or supervisors when speaking or in writing emails.
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