Interpersonal Communication
Chamberlain University
Interpersonal Communication
5A. Covert Rehearsal
I would like to rehearse the conversation I shared in one of the weekly communication
log. The conversation that held the greatest impact on me was the face to face conversation
between my manger and myself. I would like to replay this conversation in hopes of a different
outcome. Instead of walking away as I did previously feeling offended, getting upset, and being
lost for words, I would like to try and rehearse how things would have been if I shared how she
made me feel. Now as I think back to this day I remember it being an early morning before the
sun was even up. Everyone was strolling in with their cups of coffee, some smiling and some still
trying to wake up. As for myself I was still trying to motivate myself for the day’s work flow,
and being in my first trimester of pregnancy made it even more of a struggle because I was
experiencing some morning sickness. As I remember precisely I was standing in front of the
printer making copies at the front desk. Across from me was the charge nurse office, which is
where my manger Stacey was, to the left of me was the floor secretary who was settling in at her
desk and to the right of me was the physician room where the providers were switching out.
During this conversation there obviously was plenty of others around to have such a personal
conversation. Although when Stacey addressed me it was in a quiet interpersonal manner I think
that if the conversation was had in a more closed area where so many others were not present it
could have changed the dynamics of my response.
5B. Covert Practice
