UnderstandingUnderstandingInterpersonal CommunicationInterpersonal Communication

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Communication PrincipleCommunication Principle

Understanding Interpersonal Understanding Interpersonal CommunicationCommunication

What is Interpersonal What is Interpersonal Communication?Communication?

Initiating RelationshipsInitiating Relationships Maintaining Relationships Maintaining Relationships

Through Interpersonal Through Interpersonal CommunicationCommunication

What is Interpersonal What is Interpersonal Communication?Communication?

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

What is Interpersonal What is Interpersonal Communication?Communication?

IPC involves quality.IPC involves quality. Impersonal communicationImpersonal communication

IPC involves simultaneous interaction between IPC involves simultaneous interaction between individuals.individuals.

IPC involves mutual influence between IPC involves mutual influence between individuals.individuals.

IPC is the fundamental means we use to IPC is the fundamental means we use to manage our relationships.manage our relationships.

Initiating RelationshipsInitiating Relationships

Interpersonal Attraction DefinedInterpersonal Attraction Defined Degree to which you desire to form or maintain an Degree to which you desire to form or maintain an

IP relationshipIP relationship Short-Term Initial AttractionShort-Term Initial Attraction

Potential for developmentPotential for development Long-Term Maintenance AttractionLong-Term Maintenance Attraction

Sustains relationshipsSustains relationships

Elements of IP AttractionElements of IP Attraction SimilaritySimilarity Physical and Sexual Physical and Sexual

AttractionAttraction ProximityProximity ComplementarityComplementarity

InclusionInclusion ControlControl affectionaffection

Communicating our AttractionCommunicating our Attraction

Direct and Indirect Direct and Indirect StrategiesStrategies ImmediacyImmediacy

Verbal and Nonverbal Verbal and Nonverbal CuesCues

Getting that FirstGetting that FirstConversation GoingConversation Going

Reducing UncertaintyReducing Uncertainty uncertainty reduction theoryuncertainty reduction theory Passive, active, interactive strategiesPassive, active, interactive strategies

What Do You Say First?What Do You Say First? The Art and Skill of Asking Great QuestionsThe Art and Skill of Asking Great Questions

conversational narcissism/self-absorbed conversational narcissism/self-absorbed communicator stylecommunicator style

The Art and Skill of Giving and Receiving The Art and Skill of Giving and Receiving ComplimentsCompliments

Maintaining RelationshipsMaintaining RelationshipsThrough IPCThrough IPC

Self-Disclosure DefinedSelf-Disclosure Defined We voluntarily provide information to others that We voluntarily provide information to others that

they would not learn if we did not tell themthey would not learn if we did not tell them Reciprocity in Self-DisclosureReciprocity in Self-Disclosure

We expect others to share similar informationWe expect others to share similar information Appropriateness in Self-DisclosureAppropriateness in Self-Disclosure Assessing the Risks of Self-DisclosureAssessing the Risks of Self-Disclosure Self-Disclosure, Intimacy, and GenderSelf-Disclosure, Intimacy, and Gender

Models of Self-DisclosureModels of Self-Disclosure

Social PenetrationSocial Penetration Developed by Irwin Altman and Dalmas TaylorDeveloped by Irwin Altman and Dalmas Taylor Illustrates how much and what kind of information Illustrates how much and what kind of information

we reveal in various stages of relationshipswe reveal in various stages of relationships Circles represent breadth and depth of penetrationCircles represent breadth and depth of penetration Each relationship represents a degree of social Each relationship represents a degree of social

penetrationpenetration

Models of Self-DisclosureModels of Self-Disclosure

The Social Penetration ModelThe Social Penetration Model

Models of Self-DisclosureModels of Self-Disclosure

Johari WindowJohari Window Reflects various stages of relational development, Reflects various stages of relational development,

degrees of self-awareness, and others’ perceptions degrees of self-awareness, and others’ perceptions of usof us

Square window represents yourselfSquare window represents yourself The self encompasses everything about you, The self encompasses everything about you,

including things you don’t realizeincluding things you don’t realize

Models of Self-DisclosureModels of Self-DisclosureThe Johari Window ModelThe Johari Window Model

What questions do you have?What questions do you have?

Homework:Homework: Reading?Reading? Turn in assignments?Turn in assignments?