Interpersonal Communication

My advice to you for a successful relationship is to be open and honest with each other about how you feel. It starts by identifying barriers to effective interpersonal communication. In fact, being open and honest with your significant other is very important in not creating problems later on the relationship. When you are honest you build trust. According to Pope (2007) the article states “When you’re suppressing communication and feelings during conflict with your husband, it’s doing something very negative to your physiology, and in the long term it will affect

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The people around you, whether they are close or far, can be of great value.

Throughout this semester reading about different ways of interpersonal communication I came to the realization that there were many things I could work on to better myself as a person. Things I never thought about in depth until taking this class. Areas I have improved on throughout this semester are using I language more than the use of you language, what empathy was and how I choose to become better and lastly how I deal with conflict.

Mrs. Doubtfire is a film that focuses on a marriage going through a divorce. As a result of the divorce Daniel, the father, is only allowed to see his children once a week. In an attempt to spend more time with his children, Daniel disguises as the perfect old English nanny that his wife, Miranda, is looking to hire. As the new nanny, Daniel becomes the perfect father and spouse. In this film not only do you see the many different types of relationships, you also see concepts of interpersonal communication entwined. The first two concepts of interpersonal communication running through the film are those of relationship deterioration and repair. The third concept that is weaved throughout the entire film is that of using humor to reduce

Since the start of this class, I have been reminded again and again that the concepts we are learning can be applied to everyday life. For instance, when we talked about non-verbal communication, I realized that it is impossible to not communicate. There are many activities, other than the use of language, that allow us to draw meaning from something we observe. When my mother widens her eyes at me without stating a word, I understand she is telling me to think twice about the action I’m about to take. It has been great to be able to assign concepts and vocabulary to interpersonal relationships and communication activity that I have been experiencing. Now let me introduce you to my friend Izzy and her boyfriend Ken as I analyze the

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I enjoyed observing Katrice and Bailey. It was interesting to see the way the Katrice maneuvered through all the concepts that we learned in the role playing presentation with Jim and Kristin. I think Katrice did an excellent job, especially since this was our first meeing. Katrice often asked open-ended questions. She showed that she was listening to Bailey by using affirmation phrases like, um-hmm, yes, and nodding. She often paraphrased Bailey’s statements. Bailey’s topic was “Stress balancing work, family”. When Bailey casually mentioned her faith, Katrice immediately picked up on that and asked Bailey to elaborate. I thought that was really good. She connected her faith and how it played a part as a coping mechanism. Within that faith discussion, Katrice was able to find commonality within her own life and she shared her opinion, which was very helpful. I felt there was an therapeutic alliance (working relationship) between the two women when they shared in laughter. It was not a nervous laughter, but a genuine one that showed an agreement of the minds.

That’s ridiculous that she has to wait until a specific time to use her bedpan. Aren’t there other aides that assist her?

As critical as individual behavior impacts society, there are hazards with the overuse of technology when applied to how youths communicate to one another and those around them. In 2012, it was noted by the Pew Research Center how adolescents greatly prefer instant messaging, otherwise known as texting, with 75% admitted using texts over other digital communication like the telephone and electronic mail (Swick & Jellinek, 2014). Without any visual interpretation of non-verbal behavior or tone when using text messages, it raises a concern with adults on how adolescents use this form of digital dialogue.

Throughout our lives we meet people who leave more than just a first impression, but an impact on our lives. From the time I was two months old to my current age of eighteen this woman has shown her love for me, the importance of determination, and motivation. I am lucky enough to call this woman my mother. My mother and I have a high level relationship where we communicate daily. We used various types of interpersonal communication to express our emotions. Interpersonal communication is defined as the process by which people exchange information, feelings, and meanings through non-verbal and verbal messages. The five basic concepts of interpersonal communication that relate to my relationship with my mother include age, nonverbal, eye contact, hearing, and decoding.

The theory Face Over Flesh states: people have a greater chance of making friends ships over a computer-mediated system. There has been studies on this exact topic that are coming to the conclusion that people are evolving to be able process information about someone quicker through the means of scrolling through a social media account. The three communication theories that I used to collectively cultivate this theory. I used Uncertainty Reduction Theory, Social Penetration Theory, and Information Processing Theory as a guide to build the guild lines of this theory.

The relationship I have with my husband is comfortable, which fits under the definition of interpersonal communication. According to McCornack, “interpersonal communication is defined as a dynamic form of communication in which the messages exchanged significantly influence their thoughts, emotions, behaviors and relationships” (McCornack pg. 9). This relationship meet the criteria for interpersonal communication because we know each others boundaries and when we talk the overall message sent to each other effects our emotions and relationship. For example we like to cook together some times and when we talk we know not to criticize each other on how we cook or if we accidentally do something wrong. Another example could be when cleaning the house I know my husband doesn’t like to do the dishes and he knows I don’t like doing the laundry so we communicated and traded chores to help each other out. This resulted in a change of emotion (less frustration) and made it more comfortable for both of us.

with another person or persons.” (McCroskey, 1977) It is very common for some to get more

As technology continues to advance everyday, verbal conversation is becoming less common. Even though texting is becoming more common, it is making understanding ones tone and view on a conversation difficult to understand. People aren’t necessarily able to express emotion over text, regardless of punctuation. One still isn’t able to determine if a person could be joking, serious, sarcastic, or lying because sending a text isn’t the same as speaking to a person face to face. Me personally, I have reaped the repercussions of jumping to conclusions with my conversations through text. With personal experiences, research, and findings I will elaborate more on the topic of how conversation