Jamie Acker 20161215

Interpersonal communication

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Interpersonal communication

Apparently, the inhaling metaphor has been used to refer “receiving” of the communication process, which he generally call perception during the interpersonal communications. So, interpersonal communication starts off with perception, which is a process through which humans perceive things and people. To be able to interpret whatever they encounter, people employ the processes of selection, organizing, and inferring in the perception stage of interpersonal communication.So, an individual will “select from the available cues, then organize the cues into a whole, then infer the whole organization to find meaning” (Stewart, 2012 pp. 162). And this is what entails the process of perception. It is important to mention upfront that these three processes of perception barely happen step by step distinctive processes but they do occur simultaneously as inseparable steps..obviously, the cognitive schemata, the mental patterns that help an individual organize their perception, will influence interpersonal communication. More precisely, scripts and person prototypes will generally affect intercommunication of individuals.

The author uses the exhaling metaphor to refer to the ‘output’ or ‘sending’ portion of the communication process. From this chapter, one gathers that an individual will disclose themselves to another individual with whom they are communicating while at the same time, they listen to the other party in the communication as a way of receiving the message being communicated.So, individuals will develop a closer relationship as they continue being open to one another Stewart, 2012 pp. 211).

In both exhaling and inhaling, listening plays an important role in the intercommunication. Apparently, it helps people develop an interest in the communication as they feel that their respective messages are being transferred to the other party. .

References

Stewart, J. (2012). Inhaling:Perceiving and listening. In Stewart (Ed.), ). Bridges not walls: A book about interpersonal communication (11th ed.) (pp.162 – 207). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.

Stewart, J. (2012). Inhaling:Expressing and Disclosing. In Stewart (Ed.), ). Bridges not walls: A book about interpersonal communication (11th ed.) (pp.211 – 229). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Education.