Interactional Models Of Interpersonal Communication Analysis

Communication is one of the most powerful tools we possess. It affects us all daily, no matter our age, race, gender, social status, or sexual orientation.

“Interpersonal communication is not a single thing but rather a continuum that ranges from quite impersonal...to highly interpersonal…” (Wood, 2013, p. 32). Out of the eight primary areas of communication (Wood, 31), interpersonal communication tends to be the most expansive branch. Dealing with all communication between people, interpersonal communication is used in every

The contents of this class have helped me learn more about the verbal, and non-verbal communication among different cultures, ethnic groups and societies. We all practice communication some how, but I feel privileged of learning more details about the concepts of interpersonal communications after finishing the course. Each chapter of the book offers a very interesting, and educational instruction about social problems in relation to communication. I enjoyed reading about the roots of the different types of human behaviors. I consider the study of interpersonal communication as a very intellectual discipline that is essential in our daily lives.

Interpersonal communication theories are interesting and compelling to read. They are astonishingly relatable to one’s everyday life. As one reads an interpersonal communication theory, he or she may find himself or herself thinking of instances in daily life and relationships that directly correspond with the theory. I found the theories to be eerily similar to how many people behave, communicate, and think with regards to interacting with one another. Interpersonal communication theories describe the communication between two or more individuals through verbal, non verbal, and written communication. I believe the theories are some of the easiest to comprehend perhaps due to the direct correlation with people’s lives. Through my own

This book discusses interpersonal communication through nonverbal and verbal. It breaks down the communication of dynamics via intimacy relation and emotions of communication. This book will help me explore different types of face-to-face communication there are and how it is different from interconnectivity of technological communication.

Communication between two individuals has changed more than we have ever expected within the past 50 years. Communication was simple half a century ago, and now communication is fairly complex. Two people would either call each other through home landlines, write letters to one another, or need to communicate face to face in order to communicate effectively. Nowadays there is a plethora of ways to get in contact with someone; face to face, cellphones, social media websites, email, etc. Through an assignment our class performed, interviewing an adult 70+ years of age, we were able to gather information on how interpersonal communication functioned in their early stages of life, and how it has changed since then. The results from these interviews show that the 70+ year olds believe that communication does not better or worsen but changes overtime. Interpersonal communication among most cultures across the world has changed and grown simultaneously as time does.

Passing another student on the way to class and gesturing with a friendly wave, interacting with a server in a local restaurant, or discussing ideas and pop culture with a roommate all seem like entirely unrelated, daily interactions that happen in a typical college student’s day. However, each daily interaction, whether in the life of a college student or other person, follows a specific pattern of order that helps people to perceive and interact with the environment and other individual around them. This process, known as the communication model, is an important facet of human interaction that helps to explain the processes involved in communicating with people and that helps to reveal important details about effective interpersonal communication.

The three communication theories I have applied to provide the most insight into understanding the dynamics of the observed conversation between two people are; the transmission model (Shannon & Weaver 1949), Foulger 's ecological model (Foulger 2004), and an expanded model of communication (Eunson 2012).

One of the most dominant theories in the field of interpersonal communications is Uncertainty Reduction Theory. The Uncertainty Reduction Theory was created by Berger and Calabrese in 1975. It is a communication theory from the post-positivist tradition, it is the only communication theory that specifically considers the initial interaction between people prior to the actual communication. Have you ever been invited to participate in an activity and you did not know anyone there expect for one person? Or have you ever received a task but received little information on how to complete it? If you have then you did not know what was expected of you and therefore you were unable to predict what would happen. Because we must face

Through the course of taking field notes for twenty-four hours I interacted with over fifty people. In these interactions, my most important relationships were represented as well as random daily interaction that taught me a lot about the way I communicate. In this paper I will analyze three of those interaction in terms of communication theories. I chose these interactions based on them being able to provide the clearest examples of theories. I used predicted outcome value theory to explain a first meeting and the conversation that followed, impression management to describe how I have to interact with my family, and relational dialectics theory as it relates to the tensions underlying the interaction with my boyfriend.

When two people communicate, each exchange is a transaction. We deal different kinds of people towards our work, doings, activities at work All the things we do we connect through communications. In studying the Transactional Analysis we can understand the Theories of Eric Berne, this we are able to understand the states of ego of Humans which are compost of three parts. The Id, Ego, and Superego. The Id is part of the emotional mind, the Ego part of the rational mind, and the Superego is an expression of values “transaction” is any sort of social interaction, such as verbal communication, eye contact, or touch humans communicate

The purpose of this assignment is to explore the concept of interpersonal communication, defined by Potter, Perry, Stockert & Hall (2014) as:

Think of some recent interpersonal communication exchanges you’ve had. Which communication model best captures the nature of each exchange? Analyze each exchange, identifying the components of communication discussed in this section of the chapter. Was feedback an important component? Were you and your partner experiencing the communication simultaneously? What was the context? What were sources of internal and external noise? Did you or your partner

How one individual communicates with another varies depending on a number of different factors. Perhaps the most dominant factor in communication is the relationship between the communicators. For example, one is going to interact differently with a sibling, than they would with a love interest. The wide variety of available relationships between people generates a wide range of communication styles and variations. Everything ranging from nonverbal to verbal communication can differ when the relationship is clearly modified. Although the many concepts of communication may seem very unequivocal, they can be drastically different when compared between different forms of relationships. When observed, one can clearly see the many differences in communication between different relationships of communicators.

I believe that how we communicate with others shapes our lives. From an early age, my parents encouraged me to communicate. They taught me to hold true to the words of Harry S. Truman, that is to “treat others as you want to be treated, speak truthfully, act honorably and keep commitments to the letter.” I believe my parents and grandparents directly shaped the way I learned to interact with others. From childhood, they reinforced the idea that I should treat others as I wanted to be treated. This became particularly frustrating when my brother and I would argue and