1. Chapter 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication
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2. Why Study Interpersonal Communication (IPC)
Personal success
Social success
Professional success
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3. The Nature of IPC Interdependent individuals Inherently relational
Connected
Actions of one impacts the other
Inherently relational
Defines the relationship
Varies depending on the relationship
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4. The Nature of IPC (cont.)
Exists on a continuum
Impersonal
Interpersonal
Social role information
Personal information
Social rules
Personal rules
Social messages
Personal messages
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5. The Nature of IPC (cont.)
Involves verbal and nonverbal messages
Takes place in varied forms
Face to face
Computer mediated
Synchronous – occur simultaneously, in “real time”
Asynchronous – do not occur in “real time”
Involves choices (choice points)
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6. Elements of IPC Source – receiver Encoding – decoding Messages
Metamessages
Feedforward
Feedback
Channels
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7. Elements of IPC (cont.) Noise Physical Physiological Psychological
Semantic
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8. Elements of IPC (cont.) Context Ethics Physical Temporal
Social-psychological
Cultural
Ethics
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10. Principles of IPC IPC is a transactional process IPC is purposeful
An ever-changing, circular process
Interdependent elements; each element affects the other
IPC is purposeful
IPC is ambiguous
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11. Principles of IPC (cont.)
IP relationships may be symmetrical or complementary
Symmetrical – individuals mirror each other’s behaviors
Complementary – individuals engage in different or opposite behaviors
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12. Principles of IPC (cont.)
IPC refers to content and relationship
IPC is a series of punctuated events
We break down continuous interactions
No clear cut beginning or ending
What is stimulus and what is response?
IPC is inevitable, irreversible, unrepeatable
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