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Effectiveness And Effectiveness Of Interpersonal Communication

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Being competent in interpersonal communication is one of the most vital skills to have not only in the professional world, but also in everyday life. By being competent in interpersonal communication, a person is able to effectively communicate with other people, enabling them to build better relationships with the people they surround themselves with. In order to be considered competent, one has to be able to be appropriate, effective, adaptable, involved, managing the conversation, and using empathy. Each of these skills helps to create enjoyable conversations for all parties involved. When ranking myself, I found that I am mostly competent in interpersonal communication, but could work on improving my effectiveness and involvement in …show more content…

In order to improve my social effectiveness, I think I need to be more confident in my ideas and present them in a way that they come forward as well thought out and well backed. To me, being appropriate means knowing who you are speaking to and gauging how to speak to them in a suitable and respectable manor. For appropriateness, I scored a 15. In order to demonstrate how I use appropriateness in interpersonal communication, I have found two scenarios that have happened in my life. The first one was when I was going in for a business meeting for a project that I was working on at the time. When going to this meeting, I made sure to dress up and when I spoke to the head of the committee, I ensured that my language was respectful towards him. For example, I used “sir” when addressing him and shook his hand when I walked into the room. Due to this, meeting went well and he treated me very professionally. However, when I am hanging out with my friends, I wear clothes that make me feel comfortable and we do not address each other with words such as “sir” and “ma’am”. Due to the way we communicate with each other, the environment we create is very relaxed. These examples show how I am capable of using appropriateness in conversation with others by being able to gauge when I need to behave very professionally or when I am able to relax and be around my friends. Another dimension I

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