Analyze what constitutes effective interpersonal communication in personal, professional, and diverse contexts.

Running Head Effective Interpersonal Communication

Effective interpersonal communication

Effective interpersonal communication involves a rational , conscious message selection process where verbal and nonverbal messages are combined to create a belief . In personal , professional and diverse contexts effective interpersonal communication is influenced by verbal and non-vernal messages , one 's personality type and emotional response (DiCioccio et al 1998 . Thesis statement Effective interpersonal communication in personal , professional and diverse contexts depends upon feedback and feedback monitoring , openness and willingness to communicate , active listening and predictability

1 . Feedback and feedback monitoring have a great

impact on encoding process . This individual variability may be partly due to personality Those with greater communication skills and greater self-monitoring are better able to minimize leakage , increase facial animation and head movements , increase verbal fluency , increase eye contact , use more "we pronouns (Schrader , 1999

2 . Listening (active listening ) is a `golden rule ' of effective communication because it improves human relationships , increases productivity and creates a positive environment . It may well be that one could identify highly competent individuals , ask them to provide relative weights for different interaction goals at different phases of a conversation , and then use their estimates as a baseline for conversational expertise . Listening is important part of interpersonal communication because it supports attitude toward the discussion question and the speaker (Nichols 1996

3 . Openness and willingness to communicate creates opportunities to support relationship development and shift the emphasis from a speaker to group (team . Openness and willingness can be explained as a kind of nonverbal tactics that are selected also depends on the nature of one 's motivation (Richardson , 1991

4 . Predictability is one of the crucial factors which help the sender and the receiver to construct their communication and interaction Predictability creates environment of trust and security , positive emotional discourse and solid grounds for further relations . In this case , verbal and nonverbal behaviors are used to make oneself appear sincere and trustworthy and to sustain the self-presentation one has created (Nichols 1996

References

DiCioccio , R .L , Rubin , R .B , Westmyer , S .A (1998 . `Appropriateness and Effectiveness of Communication Channels in Competent Interpersonal Communication . Journal of Communication , 48 (3 , 27-48

Nichols , M .P (1996 . The Lost Art of Listening . The Guilford Press

Richardson , J .M (1991 ) Listening and feedback : two essentials for interpersonal communication . Physician Executive . March-April . Retrieved 12 May 2007 , from http /findarticles .com /p /articles /mi_m0843 /is_n2_v17 /ai_

Schrader , D .C (1999 . `Goal Complexity and the Perceived Competence of Interpersonal Influence Messages . Communication Studies , 50 (3 188-193

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