Interpersonal Communication

Author Olivia P
Published February 12, 2023

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Effective communication skills are an essential aspect of the life of any individual. It is through communication that an individual can pass critical messages. Interpersonal communication represents the process of conversing between parties (Turistiati, & Poernomo, 2020). Interpersonal skills are vital since it allows an individual to communicate effectively with other people. Interpersonal communication refers to how individuals communicate, evaluate, and coordinate messages to establish shared meaning, achieve social goals, maintain personal identity, and carry out their relationships (2.2 Perceiving Others – Communication in the Real World. 2016). Interpersonal communication aims to perform a specific purpose, depending on how it is conveyed: to inform, entertain, convince, or impact or persuade. The most important of all the above four goals of interpersonal communication is passing down information. This is because information is critical for every aspect of our society.

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2.2 Perceiving Others – Communication in the Real World. (2016, September 29). Pressbooks. Retrieved from

https://open.lib.umn.edu/communication/chapter/2-2-perceiving-others/Turistiati, A. T., & Poernomo, B. (2020). The Role of Interpersonal Communication in Students’ Self-control to Avoid Substance Abuse. Ijtimā’iyya: Journal of Muslim Society Research, 5(2), 84-94. Retrieved from

http://ejournal.iainpurwokerto.ac.id/index.php/ijtimaiyya/article/view/4156

Interpersonal Communication

Author Olivia P
Published January 16, 2020

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Interpersonal Communication

Interpersonal communication is a process by which people exchange their feelings, information and thoughts through verbal and non- verbal messages. It is a face to face communication between people.
Interpersonal skills can be grouped in the categories of: verbal, non-verbal, written, and listening communication. It is the way how the communication is done. It is not only what is actually said by the language one use to communicate, but how it is said. The non- verbal messages which can be sent through facial expressions, gestures, tone of voice, and body language.

Types of Interpersonal Communication

Verbal communication- Speaking and listening to an interlocutor is a prior interpersonal communication. Verbal communication is made up of words to speak and their meaning with the tone of voice such as gentle, calm, excited and many more. One can communicate in various contexts such as on the phone and face to face.

Written communication- In written communication, one can communicate formally or informally with our friends and colleagues in writing. One can interact using text messages in a spontaneous manner and in an informal context. It depends on the context which we try to describe others.

Communicating with gestures- our gesture and body language can help us to communicate with others. It can be said without saying or writing it.

Lip reading- One can interact by lipsing. It is a communication without sound. One can easily decipher what they want to say even if the environment is not suitable to convey verbally.

Dancing- through dancing one can share emotions by bodily movements. It is the physical way to interact with others.

Giving gifts- giving gifts to someone is also a way to show their care for someone.

Subtle signs- one can even convey something by just raising eyebrow or a pursed mouth. This can communicate a lot just a signs. Facial expressions are subtle signs that can way more communicate easily to another person.

Communication is something that everyone does in their daily life. Communication is a two way process, where one sends the message and the other person receives it. It helps to build a strong relationship between two persons. Interpersonal communication is a key like skill and is used for sending or receiving information, influencing the attitudes and behaviour of others, expressing personal needs and to understand the needs of other person, shares emotional feelings, anticipates and predicts behaviour and makes decisions to solve problems.

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