Improving My Interpersonal Communication Analysis

Throughout our whole lives, we spend the majority of our time communicating in some way or form. Many people in today’s society are uninformed of all the key concepts and importance of communication, such as interpersonal communication. One major concept in the field of communication is Interpersonal Communication. Many concepts of Communication can be demonstrated in everyday life or even in our favorite movies. This analysis is from the movie, “Blind Side”. There are many concepts of Interpersonal Communication included in this film. Self Concept, Self Esteem, Stereotype, Perception, and Stages of Relationship are just a few concepts that are utilized throughout this movie.

When this assignment was given out, I instantly knew exactly what relationship I wanted to analyze: my ex-boyfriend’s and my relationship. It might sound like an odd relationship to choose, seeing as he is an ex, and it might not sound like a good starting point, but let me first say he is one of my best friends right now.

Interpersonal communication is a learned skill that can be improved with knowledge and practice. What makes these skills necessary is that they allow you to express your thoughts, feelings, and any information quickly and orderly. These skills can help you understand someone, and can even help you make an

Throughout the semester my partner and I have learned more about each other such as our history and our plans for the future. We have also discovered how each of us like to communicate differently. The main things I have noticed is that every conversation is unique and they are not all going to need my advice or strong probing. By watching others, I have noticed this same trend. Each week tactics are changing depending on the situation.

Communication serves as a critical first impression when talking to professional figures. Growing up a basketball player, I have come across many adults who obtain a higher authority in athletics. My goal has always been to play college basketball and play professionally. Talking with these high level figures is very important to my success of becoming both. A time I communicated strongly was the first time I talked to my college recruiter. The effectiveness of my words helped to get my point across so that my recruiter could understand me in the manner as I intended. The conversation we had was very professional and the usage of my vocabulary and body language enhanced throughout the conversation. He was able to understand my intentions behind what I delivered to him so that we could have an ongoing conversation. Communicating with my recruiter showed him that I was capable to talk to him and others over him without having a mediocre conversation.

Thank you for your interesting statement, “the qualitative approach to developing and using scenarios is intended to provoke insights through conversation and dialogue about the difficult issues facing the organization, and the often-opposing viewpoints on the issues that exist within the organization” (Chermack, 2006).

My perception of the effectiveness of the communication between the RN and the UAP was extremely poor and ineffective because not only did the RN automatically assumed that the UAP has performed the task of obtaining patient’s vital signs, the RN also assumed the UAP would know what to report and therefore he should just get the job done. Due to these assumptions, the RN failed to provide the UAP with an initial direction as far as what is expected of him, what to report and when to report it. The RN also failed to evaluate his skills and abilities to properly carry out the tasks, as well as his understanding of the task and why it is being done.

I believe that I have learned a lot new things in this class. The book Interpersonal communication is divided into three main sections. Chapters range from 1 -4,5-8,9-12. The first four chapter are the basic underlying information on interpersonal communication. In these chapter, it talk about yourself and communicating with others. "Next, it tells us how we should listen, understand, and use interpreting in conversation with others"( Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J., & Redmond, M. V pg-119). Also, the different types of things we should pay attention to like gestures and body language. We should learn to put yourself in other people's shoes in conversations. Chapters 5 to 8 are on communication skills. This section tells us about skills that are

One of the most emotionally significant situations that happened to me was, finding out that my youngest son and another football team mate got into an altercation during a football practice. I arrived to pick up my son and found the coach speaking to him and another boy on the field. This conversation lasted at least 10 minutes so I knew that something must have happened. After the talk with the coach, my son came over to me in tears. I immediately felt protective of my son because he was obviously hurting. I asked him to tell me what had happened, but he was very overcome with emotion and unable to speak. I immediately felt anger that someone might have hurt my child either verbally or physically. My initial anger was at the coach, feeling

Competence, language, perception, and information are all barriers that can get in the way of effective interpersonal interactions. Any of these four barriers can cause an issue so great that effect communication is made impossible. All four parts must be met

The assessment pointed out the emotions I display often also fall under the category of expressing emotions effectively. I am often and comfortable with feeling enthusiastic, sentimental and affectionate. Whereas, the emotions that I do not express effectively are emotions I am uncomfortable with such as nervousness or vulnerability.

Another factor that contributes to interpersonal communication is how appropriate one is when interacting with others. Appropriateness is the ability to maintain the expectations based on any circumstances by acting in ways other people in the situation expect you to communicate (McCornack, 2016). I am an appropriate communicator because it was my highest score on the competency scale with a score of 13 out of 15. As an appropriate communicator, I can self-monitor situations so that I can adjust to them accordingly. In addition, I interviewed my friend Kevin about my competence in appropriateness and he replied that I am always appropriate in conversation and that I can adjust my tone and the way I am speaking depending on the level of formality.

Competency area number three i feel is where i have developed a lot of my strengths. Through out the semester i have built rapport and engage clients in a collaborative and respectful helping relationships. I have done this by just helping the students everyday that I am here with their home work. I use uses effective interpersonal communication and SSW skills ( ex. empathy, active and reflective listening skills etc.) to develop rapport/engage and understand the clientele concerns, needs and perceptions of the difficulties

My cell phone is unquestionably my best friend, it’s constantly with me. My mom and family are continually telling me to, “Get off your phone and socialize.” I find it hard to turn down checking social media, texting my friends, as well as just searching on the internet to find something.

Effective interpersonal communication is another characteristic found in credible leaders. “A leader who knows when to interact face-to-face (rather than, let's say via email) will tend to be seen as more credible, and inspire greater loyalty compared to a leader who uses or misuses technology based communication”("Importance of Credibility," 2017, p. 1). A key element in effective communication is the ability to share a clear vision. Support for the vision must be earned from the entire team as well as the top leadership. ”The vision needs to connect with other players’ agendas and be viewed as a compelling story that excites them. If so, it will be shared further and start to energize the many others who can help achieve the vision”