Interpersonal Communication
Prompt:
First, review the concepts you have learned about Interpersonal Communication in Chapters 1 through 9 in the Wood (2020) textbook including:
- Identity, Perceptions, Verbal/Non-Verbal Communication, Mindful Listening, Managing Emotions, Communication Climate, and Managing Conflict.
Now, choose a particular culture whose members tend to communicate very differently from members of your culture. You can choose a culture with which you have some experience/interaction or one that you’re interested in exploring.
**Download and type in the worksheet attached below.
In the following worksheet, explain how you would participate in a healthy and positive friendship with a person from this different culture. You may use an actual friendship in your life, or you may answer this prompt hypothetically (in other words: imagine that you had a friendship with a person from this different culture.)
- Compare and contrast the interpersonal communication patterns of your own culture and the interpersonal communication patterns often held by people in this other cultural group that you have chosen.,
- Explain how you would adjust your own interpersonal communication habits to include this person in your own life as a friend., Explain how you would honor your friend’s ideas wants and needs.,
- What are some things you would do concepts that you would apply to best communicate your own ideas wants and needs with a person from this particular culture?,
- Explain why dual perspective as described by Wood 2020, pp. 38-39 is an important part of this process for you.,
- Summarize your main points and end with a lasting thought.,
Requirements:
- You must use terms or concepts from the Wood (2020) textbook and/or the supplemental videos.
- You must useat least five (10) ten key terms from the assigned chapters (5 from each) in the Wood textbook
- You must use at least one (1) key term from at least one (1) of the assigned videosin the module
- Put key terms in bold in your essay.