Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Interpersonal
Communication
Why?
Process?
Principles & Misconceptions.
Communication Competence.
Why We Communicate
A Linear View
~~~~~noise~~~~~noise~~~~~noise~~~~~
sender/encodes > message > channel > receiver/decodes
~~~~~noise~~~~~noise~~~~~noise~~~~~
A Transactional View
Communication Principles
Comm is unrepeatable.
Comm is irreversible.
Communication Misconceptions
Communication Competence
The communicator:
is empathic
self-monitors
is committed
For your Introduction Paper you have three options to choose from to assist in your
writing:
1.Take an online assessment (pg. 23 14th edition)
2.Compare your assessment with an important person in your life (pg. 27 14th edition
or see pic in next slide)
3.Use the characteristics of communication competence
Use the following questions as a guide. Feel free to expand more. Be reflexive and
thorough in your answer by providing explanation, reasons, and examples. Your
paper should have a beginning, middle and end.
Were there any differences between your partners assessment and your own
assessment? If so, how do you explain this? (if applicable)
What are some concrete ways to measure our success as we improve our competence?
(Answer in class)
Interpersonal Communication
Interpersonal vs Impersonal
Quantitative Approach
dyad
impersonal
Qualitative Approach
uniqueness
irreplaceability
interdependence
disclosure
intrinsic rewards