Communication is an important influence on interpersonal conflict and how we respond to conflict situations shape our patterns of communication during conflict. You will have a chance to practice non-defensive communication by creating a short video using one of the resource options listed below. For this exercise, you will create a video that demonstrates a conversation that reduces defensiveness in others as well as how you respond non-defensively to criticism.

1. is a fun and easy website that allows you to create text-to-video animations onlinemeaning, you select from various settings and characters on the GoAnimate website, then you type in their dialogue, and GoAnimate does the rest by creating a video animation for you.
2. allows you to create a free account or login with your Facebook account and then create an animated video.
3. Toontastic. Download this app to your iPad to create and share a cartoon video for this assignment.