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- Who is the most important person in your life? Why?
What is Interpersonal Communication?
- Communication
- Exchanging information
- Not unique to humans
- Prior species (home erectus, Neanderthal)
- Other species (dolphins, chimpanzees, baboons, apes, whales, crows)
- Extraterrestrial species (http://www.setiathome.org)
- Human Communication via
- Human senses and modalities
- Language
- Media
- Messages
- Interpersonal Communication
- Management of relationships
- A continuum from impersonal to very personal (Martin Buber)
- I-It (impersonal) --> I-You (personal) --> I-Thou (very personal)
- Treating someone as an object -->
- Treating someone as a person -->
- Treating someone as a friend
- To or at --> with --> for
A first model (via Harold Lasser)
- Who
- Says what
- In which channel
- To whom
- With what effect
Interpersonal Communication:
- Is distinct from other forms of human communication
- Involves mutual influence
- Is the primary means by which we manage relationships
- Friendships
- Significant others
- Voluntary interdependencies
- Ongoing connections
Being skilled in interpersonal communication may:
- Improve relations with friends, significant others, and families
- Something people pay big money for
- Improve mental and physical help
- The most important reaction to stress is talking
- Or at least writing a diary
Mass Communication versus Interpersonal Communication
- Mass Media
- Broadcasting
- Publishing
- Art
- Interpersonal Media
- Face to face
- Telephony
- Correspondence
- Mass Interpersonal Media
Models of the Communication Process:
Aristotle's Model (according to Berlo):
Bell's Drawing:
Saussure's Model:
Shannon's Model (according to Berlo):
Shannon’s Model:
An Interactive Model:
An Intermediary Model:
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