One way to improve your verbal communication is to own your thoughts and feelings.  You-language  is a way of speaking that projects responsibility onto another person and tends to be judgmental.  I-language , on the other hand, is a way of speaking that owns responsibility and is descriptive rather than judgmental. Study the following example: You-language statement I-language statement "You make me so mad!"  "I feel very angry when you interrupt me when I'm telling a story."  Complete the following two parts of your written assignment in one Word document. First, show your skill at translating You-language messages into I-language messages. Secondly, apply this skill to your own communication. Part 1  Translate the following  You-language  statements into  I-language  messages. Sentences to be translated:  You are so selfish.  You don't understand a word I'm saying.  You are too nosy; mind your own business.  You totally humiliated me in front of our friends.  You never help me around the house.  Part 2  Think of a You-language statement that you find yourself using when you communicate with a friend, family member, spouse, or romantic partner. Compose a paragraph that explains the situation in which you have used this You-language message. Consider how you would translate this You-language statement into an I-language message. .

1. One way to improve your verbal communication is to own your
thoughts and feelings.
You-language
is a way of speaking that projects responsibility onto another
person and tends to be judgmental.
I-language
, on the other hand, is a way of speaking that owns
responsibility and is descriptive rather than judgmental. Study
the following example:
You-language statement
I-language statement
"You make me so mad!"
"I feel very angry when you interrupt me when I'm telling a
story."
Complete the following two parts of your written assignment in
one Word document. First, show your skill at translating You-
language messages into I-language messages. Secondly, apply
this skill to your own communication.
Part 1
Translate the following
You-language
statements into
I-language
messages.
Sentences to be translated:
You are so selfish.
You don't understand a word I'm saying.
You are too nosy; mind your own business.
You totally humiliated me in front of our friends.
You never help me around the house.
Part 2
Think of a You-language statement that you find yourself using
when you communicate with a friend, family member, spouse,
or romantic partner. Compose a paragraph that explains the
situation in which you have used this You-language message.

2. Consider how you would translate this You-language statement
into an I-language message.