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Interpersonal Communication Analysis

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Our human interpersonal communication skills are important to personal and professional growth. The course of interpersonal communication is outlined to make us aware of our existing skills, thus improves our understanding of the human communication both in personal and professional levels. My self-assessment will reflect on my strength and weaknesses, describe my communication style and behavior, and determine the importance of effective communication for my chosen career.
Most of the time, I hear people describe me as a shy, quiet and soft-spoken young lady. However, I would always respond that I am not a shy lady but rather a quiet person. I like to observe, and that is how I determine my way of communication to certain individuals. I rarely start a conversation, but whenever I get involved into one, I am an active listener. I allow the other person to talk first while maintaining eye contact to express my attention and involvement in the conversation. That being said, within a small group, others sometimes may interpret that I am not interested as much as they are. Furthermore, the activities in …show more content…

I consider the other person’s feeling before expressing opinion or showing reaction to a certain topic. I am also an observer, so whenever I have to communicate with people who are different than me, in general, I do put into mind the importance of voice tone, volume and choice of words that may offend the other person or imply connotation. However, most of the time, I consider age as the main determinant of my communication behavior. For example, I will use casual words and share my thoughts more often to a person in the same age group as mine, than to a person who belongs in different age group, especially the children and elderly. In general, my interpersonal communication behavior may vary based on the obvious similarities (age, sexual orientation, and race) between me and the other person

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