Understanding Interpersonal Communication HCOM-100 Instructor Name

Communication Principle

Understanding Interpersonal Communication What is Interpersonal Communication? What is Interpersonal Communication? Initiating Relationships Initiating Relationships Maintaining Relationships Through Interpersonal Communication Maintaining Relationships Through Interpersonal Communication

What is Interpersonal Communication? Interpersonal communication is a special form of unmediated human communication that occurs when we interact simultaneously with another person and attempt to mutually influence each other, usually for the purpose of managing relationships. Interpersonal communication is a special form of unmediated human communication that occurs when we interact simultaneously with another person and attempt to mutually influence each other, usually for the purpose of managing relationships.

What is Interpersonal Communication? IPC involves quality. IPC involves quality. Impersonal communication Impersonal communication IPC involves simultaneous interaction between individuals. IPC involves simultaneous interaction between individuals. IPC involves mutual influence between individuals. IPC involves mutual influence between individuals. IPC is the fundamental means we use to manage our relationships. IPC is the fundamental means we use to manage our relationships.

Initiating Relationships Interpersonal Attraction Defined Interpersonal Attraction Defined Degree to which you desire to form or maintain an IP relationship Degree to which you desire to form or maintain an IP relationship Short-Term Initial Attraction Short-Term Initial Attraction Potential for development Potential for development Long-Term Maintenance Attraction Long-Term Maintenance Attraction Sustains relationships Sustains relationships

Elements of IP Attraction Similarity Similarity Physical and Sexual Attraction Physical and Sexual Attraction Proximity Proximity Complementarity Complementarity Inclusion Inclusion Control Control affection affection

Communicating our Attraction Direct and Indirect Strategies Direct and Indirect Strategies Immediacy Immediacy Verbal and Nonverbal Cues Verbal and Nonverbal Cues

Getting that First Conversation Going Reducing Uncertainty Reducing Uncertainty uncertainty reduction theory uncertainty reduction theory Passive, active, interactive strategies Passive, active, interactive strategies What Do You Say First? What Do You Say First? The Art and Skill of Asking Great Questions The Art and Skill of Asking Great Questions conversational narcissism/self-absorbed communicator style conversational narcissism/self-absorbed communicator style The Art and Skill of Giving and Receiving Compliments The Art and Skill of Giving and Receiving Compliments

Maintaining Relationships Through IPC Self-Disclosure Defined Self-Disclosure Defined We voluntarily provide information to others that they would not learn if we did not tell them We voluntarily provide information to others that they would not learn if we did not tell them Reciprocity in Self-Disclosure Reciprocity in Self-Disclosure We expect others to share similar information We expect others to share similar information Appropriateness in Self-Disclosure Appropriateness in Self-Disclosure Assessing the Risks of Self-Disclosure Assessing the Risks of Self-Disclosure Self-Disclosure, Intimacy, and Gender Self-Disclosure, Intimacy, and Gender

Models of Self-Disclosure Social Penetration Social Penetration Developed by Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor Developed by Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor Illustrates how much and what kind of information we reveal in various stages of relationships Illustrates how much and what kind of information we reveal in various stages of relationships Circles represent breadth and depth of penetration Circles represent breadth and depth of penetration Each relationship represents a degree of social penetration Each relationship represents a degree of social penetration

Models of Self-Disclosure The Social Penetration Model

Models of Self-Disclosure Johari Window Johari Window Reflects various stages of relational development, degrees of self-awareness, and others’ perceptions of us Reflects various stages of relational development, degrees of self-awareness, and others’ perceptions of us Square window represents yourself Square window represents yourself The self encompasses everything about you, including things you don’t realize The self encompasses everything about you, including things you don’t realize

Models of Self-Disclosure The Johari Window Model

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