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Interpersonal Communication

Interpersonal communication means that one is able to express his or her feelings, thoughts, ideas, information and emotions. Interpersonal communication takes place in form of the message. It can take the verbal form, which means the message is passes through words. Non-verbal communication is also a way of communication from person to person. Interpersonal communication helps the process of establishing a relationship that exists between two people. In this case, when two people are communicating, they will form a bond. “For one to have interpersonal skills he or she is supposed to develop interpersonal communication skills and this indicates how well people communicate (Berger, 2014).”

Types of interpersonal communication

Interpersonal communication is broken up into two different types of styles. The first one is verbal communication skills, and this involves anything spoken by the words. Verbal communications skills help build good relationships between the individuals who have engaged in conversation. A non-verbal communication skill is the process of communicating without words. Body language can give off certain vibes, which can be a bad thing. Facial expression and silence is another form of non-verbal communication skills.

Interpersonal communication includes listening skills that helps in receiving the message that is given. Feedback plays a major role in communicating and shows a person you are listening. For one to have good listening skills they are able to interpret the words during communicating. Interpersonal communication helps one to develop negotiation skills, which are important. A negotiation skill helps in the building of trust and peace in the relationship. The skill of negotiation is important because it helps in differences and focuses on mutual agreement. Assertiveness skills are also one type of interpersonal communication and this makes one be able to influence other people by coming up with an idea, beliefs and thoughts to help in maintaining the relationship. Interpersonal communication involves decision-making and problem-solving skill that helps maintain the relationship of the parties involved. Decision-making is vital in creating harmony and social environment that makes the relationship to prosper.

Elements of interpersonal communication

In interpersonal communication, there are communicators and they are engaged in the communication process. This also involves the different roles that the sender and receiver of the messages are doing. It involves the exchange of the message and the non-verbal communication even if there are no words used. A message is also another component of the interpersonal communication. This involves the signals or the words, gestures and other non-verbal means of communication. The channel of communications is also important and this is the physical means. That is the message sent from one person to the other face to face. We also have the use of phones, video calls, and chats as channels of communication. “We have realized that noise is also considered a component of interpersonal communication and it involves the disruption and distortion (Wood, 2015)”. Disruption and distortion hinders the message to flow, as it should.

Socio-culture, language, and physical are what noise consists of. Feedback is also another form of interpersonal communication. It is the spontaneous reaction, which the reception of the messages is taken in. The sender is able to know that the messages are taken in. It can also show how the messages were interrupted before it was received. Feedback can be in form of words or reactions based on the message sent. “Interpersonal communication is important to various groups or individuals as it makes sure that relationships are maintained (Berger, 2014).”