Taking a Look at Interpersonal Communication

Interpersonal skills are the life skills we use every day to communicate and interact with other people, both individually and in groups. People who have worked on developing strong interpersonal skills are usually more successful in both their professional and personal lives. Interpersonal skills are not just important in the workplace, our personal and social lives can

* Body Paragraph #3 - Differentiate appropriate levels of self-disclosure and emotional intelligence in various relationships.

A day in the life of a veterinary technician may include answering clients’ questions, providing written or verbal instructions regarding care of an animal, answering the telephone,

After a conversation with her teenage daughter, Katie Anderson learns that her daughter’s boyfriend wants to break up. After further questioning, the mother is stunned to learn that the young couple has been texting each other non-stop throughout the day. Her daughter explains that this is the norm and that teens are expected to immediately respond and continue the conversation even if they don’t have anything important to say. In disbelief, the mother exclaims, “You’re TOO available. He doesn’t have time to miss you or wonder what you’re doing or wish he could be with you because he already IS with you. You live in his pocket for Pete’s sake.” (Anderson, 2013) This electronic and instant method of communication has evolved into one of the most popular forms of interpersonal communication, especially among today’s youth. Many young adults, including those in their thirties, rely on their mobile devices to maintain romantic relationships. This essay argues that maintaining a relationship primarily through texting may be detrimental to the quality of the relationship. Through research studies and social analysis, these failures in romantic relationships are in part due to the lack of nonverbal communication, being constantly available, constructing a false version of oneself, using the phone while in the company of a romantic partner and multitasking.

If individuals feel the need to improve on interpersonal skills, it can be assumed that working on communication is a necessity. This

This course on Interpersonal Communication has opened my eyes to the importance of effective communication as it relates to personal relationships. The information that I’ve learned has inspired me to take a deeper look into how I communicate with my husband. It also provides an understanding regarding the differences in how we communicate. The communication style that I use is expressive, the style he uses is instrumental. He also interprets communication different than myself. It’s apparent that our non-verbal communication skills are very different.

Throughout this semester reading about different ways of interpersonal communication I came to the realization that there were many things I could work on to better myself as a person. Things I never thought about in depth until taking this class. Areas I have improved on throughout this semester are using I language more than the use of you language, what empathy was and how I choose to become better and lastly how I deal with conflict.

Throughout the past few months I've had the opportunity to improve my interpersonal relationship through the guidance of the interpersonal communication class. My three areas that I improved the most were strengenting my I-thou relationships, adapting to others, and properly solving conflicts.

Society sees interpersonal communication on a daily base. The question might be what is interpersonal communication, is there conflict, and where we experience it. Communication skills are developed to enhance or improve with the increased knowledge and practice. Today’s world with various forms of communication is ideal to have a superb interpersonal skill.

Interpersonal skills involve the ability to get along with others. This involves seeing others as real people that are worthy of respect, able to empathize for others, respect others, able to defuse conflicts and negotiate with others,a nd understand the perspective of the other. Someone with excellent social skills is invariably able to tune in to his own emotions in order to understand himself and better able to understand the other. He is also able to resolve conflict, win the trust and confidence of the other, and able to communicate more effectively.

Interpersonal communication is a learned skill that can be improved with knowledge and practice. What makes these skills necessary is that they allow you to express your thoughts, feelings, and any information quickly and orderly. These skills can help you understand someone, and can even help you make an

I have taken Interpersonal Communication before during the summer 2016, but I didn’t pass it mainly because I wasn’t as focused as I was in this class. Professor Castro just made it fun. Her lectures and her stories made it interesting. Every Mondays and Wednesdays, I had three classes. Interpersonal Communication would be my first class to start my day. Then two classes after that. I ended up dropping those two classes. I was supposed to drop this class too but I didn’t because I wanted to learn more. I’ve been in a relationship with my girlfriend for almost a year and one of the problems we had was listening. Sometimes she wouldn’t listen to me or I just wouldn’t listen to her at all. The day we had a lecture about listening in class, that same morning, we got in an argument about how I don’t listen to her. I always listen to her but not when we argue. I usually avoid her when we are about to start arguing. I found it funny how the professor somehow knew I was in trouble with listening and she decided to have a lecture on listening. Unlike a history class or a math class or even reading class, this class actually helped me outside of school. I also learned that my professor is a volunteer basically everywhere. She participates in marches whenever she can. Her age doesn’t stop her from making the community better and standing up for what she believes in.

Interpersonal skill is crucial as it includes everything from communication and listening skills to attitude and deportment. I can say every position in any organization need to possess good interpersonal skill. During my practicum in Ooi & associates, I have learned to improve my interpersonal skill as I manage to get along with colleagues, managers or clients during the performing of audit works. I found that the ability to have good interpersonal skill is important to maintain good relationship between people who worked together and create a harmony circumstance.

Since the start of this class, I have been reminded again and again that the concepts we are learning can be applied to everyday life. For instance, when we talked about non-verbal communication, I realized that it is impossible to not communicate. There are many activities, other than the use of language, that allow us to draw meaning from something we observe. When my mother widens her eyes at me without stating a word, I understand she is telling me to think twice about the action I’m about to take. It has been great to be able to assign concepts and vocabulary to interpersonal relationships and communication activity that I have been experiencing. Now let me introduce you to my friend Izzy and her boyfriend Ken as I analyze the

Interpersonal roles involve interchanging ideas with others using an assortment of methods, such as words, gestures, voice tone, facial expression and body posture. Interpersonal skills are the lifeblood of organizations because effective communication dictates operational efficiency and facilitates teamwork. It underlies the efficiency of key business functions such as managing, training, selling and resolving conflicts within an organization.