Q3

Q: Choose any topic and discuss in detail.

Ans: The topic I'm choosing this week is Johari's window. I first came across this concept/term from my public speaking professor. He strongly emphasized the idea of "greater self". One of the first things we learned in his class was Johari's window before we learned any other public speaking skill. Johari's window is split into four quadrants. The open area symbolizes the "area" or part of yourself that you see and understand and the part of you that others see and understand. Basically, the way you see yourself and the way others see you.  The blind area is almost exactly the same except it's about the things you don't see yourself doing. Perhaps you have a habit of pushing up your glasses whenever you are stuck on a math problem. You yourself don't realize this habit because it is done unconsciously but others around you see that part of you. The third quadrant is composed of what you see yourself and what is unknown to others. For example, your sister has died in a car accident, but if you do not reveal the fact to others, others will not know of this secret. The fourth and final quadrant is essentially the mystery quadrant. The part of you that you don't know and those around you don't know. This was described as "your soul" by my professor. The unknown holds a lot of potential. Maybe you have never danced in your life and no one has ever seen you dance; this would fall into the unknown area. Johari's window is definitely a topic worth sitting and really thinking about because in the future when we are looking for our future employers we want to be presenting the best of ourselves intentionally and unintentionally.