Interpersonal Communication & Relationships

Interpersonal Communication & Relationships

Interpersonal Communication & Relationships

Introduction

Interpersonal communication is also referred to as face to face communication (same time in the same place). This takes place with two persons or a person to a group in cases where one person addresses the audience. In one on one communication, each person can potentially contribute to the conversation about 50 % of the time. The first medium being what is referred to as ?face to face? communication. The most common form of interpersonal communication is a dyad (conversation between two people). Some dyads exist for long period of time, as in a marriage or partnership. Communicating well in a dyad requires good conversational skills.

Communicators must know how to start and end the conversation, how to make one selves understood, how to respond to the partner's statements clearly, how to be sensitive to their partner's concerns as well as showing attentively, how to take turns, and how to listen. These abilities together are called communication competence. Reluctance to interact (shyness) is called communication apprehension. Persuasion is the process of convincing others that one's ideas or views are valuable or important, this may serve as an important factor in interpersonal communication(Weber 1992).

Discussion

In a lecture a teacher tells you what is important for the next test. This song you heard this morning right before you got to class keeps playing in your head. You can't remember its name. Class is done. "Oh no!" You cry out. "What did the teacher say?" This example of internal noise is just one of the blocks and biases that myself and many others are guilty of every day. I will be analyzing myself and my own communication and listening style to find its strengths and weak-ness's. I will attempt to capture the most accurate picture of the representation of my communication weakness; and strength in attempt to improve on my natural abilities and broaden my communication style already established. Perhaps through all this you will see pieces of your own self and will be able to assimilate some of my own suggestions and ideas for your own betterment(McCornack, 2007).

I have broken this up to make it easier to understand how I compared and contrasted my strong and weak points. Through reading you may be able to do this same process for yourself. In the first breakdown is my weakness's in communicating that I have identified. The second break down is my strengths in communicating in the ideal situation. This is the way I communicate now professionally. In the third break down I have put together the ideal traits that would help myself eliminate my own communication weak points. In the next breakdown you will find I have broken down a timeline of when to apply these communication gems. Than finally I will break down into five easy steps to remember this material so you may take it into the every day world(Jones 1994).

The following are my perceived weakness's to my ...