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 Competence is defined as constantly communicating in a way that is effective, appropriate, and ethical (McCornack, 2016). When a person is communicating competently, they are following social norms, are able to accomplish their goals, and treating persons in an unbiased manner. In my paper I will be discussing my own interpersonal communication competence and the evaluations that I, and my close companions, have made about my ability to communicate proficiently. I will begin my essay by explaining what effective and appropriate communication consists of, and follow up with my argument on how effective and appropriate I am in my interpersonal relationships. As I continue I will examine my empathy and why I am strong in this aspect of communication, followed by my deliberation of my conversation management and why I am weak in this category and how I could possibly improve. As I near the conclusion of my paper I will focus on my interpersonal communication motivation, knowledge, and skills. After reporting my scores in each category I will reflect on my skills, my lowest score, and explore why I am poorest at this quality and how I can grow in my capabilities. Overall I am a competent communicator, but enhancements can be made in my conversation management, effectiveness and skills in order to build up my competence.

In every aspect of our daily lives, we need interpersonal skills to communicate and interact with others efficiently. Individuals with excellent interpersonal skills often collaborate well in teams or groups and with other individuals more generally. When interacting with others, interpersonal skills come naturally, yet in some situations, it can also be challenging to communicate with others. According to **** “Through awareness of how you interact with others, and with practice, you can improve your interpersonal skills” (p. ). Therefore, it is vital that individuals occasionally evaluate their communication skills to ensure that they are communicating in writing or speaking effectively. On the Internet, there are multiple communication self-assessment tools to help individuals discover their communication skills strengths and weaknesses, and overall, determine if they are communicating effectively. Describe the assessment you used to analyze your skills.

I chose the topic of self-concept through interpersonal communication because I had an interest in it. This interest is because I didn’t understand that one’s self-concept affected the way one is perceived by others. I learned self-concept through class discussions, but I wanted a better understanding of how communication affects one’s self-concept and how it affects one’s perception

Most people think they have good listening skills, but this rational is far from the truth. Why? Because according to Petersen (2007), “We must understand ourselves, how we think and feel, to fully engage in effective communication” (p. 65). However, often we do not understand ourselves and as a result, we tend to get ourselves in misunderstandings and even painful circumstances in life for lack of good listening skills. Dr. Petersen provides a clear guide to improving the interaction we have with others and also provided an answer to the question inscribed in the book title.

When I signed up for COM 102, I was told that it was more of a listening class than a speaking class. I was already happy with not having to present a speech every month, but I found that group discussion in lab was much easier for me to speak. I can honestly say that I really enjoyed and took this course seriously. I knew that they were no exams, but I still wanted to take every note down because it was going to help me evaluate myself. I remember on the first day of class I didn’t even know what interpersonal communication was, but I’m glad I got to explore this world of communication.

Every day, communication continues to evolve and find new mediums for its transportation. With the technological advances in our global community, we have been able to revolutionize not only our lives, but our work places as well. For instance, the electronic mailing system, also known as e-mail, provides an amazing manner of transporting communication digitally in our daily personal and business-related lives.

Interpersonal communication is typically a dyadic (between two parties) form of communication. There are two major types of interpersonal communication used on a day to day basis: interpersonal (friends, family, partners), or impersonal (taxi drivers, shop assistants, etc.). These can be utilised as an essential tool to enhance an individual’s ability in many facets: learning, relationships, professionally, socially and also helping others. Interpersonal communication is considered the most important form of communication and the most conventional. It is interdependent (mutually dependant) on visual (sight), auditory (sound), and kinetic (body language) stimuli. Firstly this essay will outline a brief history of interpersonal

The purpose of this self-reflection paper is to demonstrate how my intrapersonal communication impacts my interpersonal communication, identifying interpersonal communication skills that I believe to be personal strengths and weaknesses, and what skills I feel I excel at when it comes to providing constructive feedback and what skills require improvements.

As a first-year student at Trine, I have chosen to take a course called Interpersonal Communications. Interpersonal communication is defined as a transactional process involving participants who occupy different but overlapping environments and create meaning and relationships through the exchange of messages, many of which are affected by external, physiological and psychological noise. As a living species, I have learned to communicate with others. I will say that I have always looked at myself as being a good communicator. After reading the first couple chapters in the book, and completing the assignment “Communication Skills Inventory” I have realized that I could become a better communicator in different

“From negotiating for a promotion to resolving a conflict with a spouse, good communication skills can greatly improve life, while weak communication skills can make everyday interactions frustrating and tense. Interpersonal communication encompasses a number of communication styles; there

As relational human beings, people communicate with each other both verbally and nonverbally. Therefore, communication constitutes an important and unavoidable aspect of one’s daily life. Because of communication’s importance, it is beneficial for individuals to investigate their own communication strengths and weaknesses. When people become aware of personal communication weakness, it enables them to take useful measures to improve their communication effectiveness. Thus, in this paper, I will explore my own personal communication strengths and weakness and develop strategies to improve my communication with others.

Journaling my interactions and conversations with others the past few weeks has helped me to learn more about myself and how I communicate. One of the things rereading my journal entries showed me was patterns in the way I communicate with specific individuals. I also became more aware of my strengths and weaknesses in regards to how I engage with others. My approach to interacting with others, and who I speak with in general, has also begun to change since starting the journals and rereading them. After evaluating my interactions in my journals, I’ve come up with a few ideas on how to improve my communication skills and situations in which they may be helpful. Reflecting on my journal entries has helped me to learn about myself (as a communicator and a person) as well as develop ideas to improve myself and how I communicate.

That said, communication is a far more complicated subject than I had ever imagined. Luckily its framework can be narrowed down into five principles: (1) be aware of your communication with yourself and others, (2) effectively use and interpret verbal messages, (3) effectively use and interpret nonverbal messages, (4) Listen and respond thoughtfully to others, and (5) appropriately adapt messages to others - each of which can be further broken down into subcategories. [4] I will be using these principles to break down the areas of communication I feel are my strong and weak points. To do so we must understand at least the most basic aspects in each.