Interpersonal communication is the process of sending and receiving information or communication with another person. This process happens in an environment using different kinds of communication media. This communication could be verbal or nonverbal. Look up Communication in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A person is defined by philosophers as a being who is in possession of a range of psychological capacities that are regarded as both necessary and sufficient to fulfill the requirements of personhood. ...

Types of Interpersonal Communication

This kind of communication is subdivided into dynamic communication, public communication, and small-group communication. In the context of interpersonal communication, it is futile to attempt an exact definition of a small group. ...

Basic elements

The process involves four basic elements. Sender; person who sends information. Receiver; person who receives the information sent. Message; content of information sent by sender. Feedback; response from receiver. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Balance of interpersonal communication

The Johari window model focuses on the balance of interpersonal communication. Interpersonal communication encompasses: An empty Johari window. ...

• Speech
• Nonverbal communication
• Unconscious communication
• summarizing
• paraphrasing
• listening
• questioning
• Initiating: Declaring one's conversational intent and inviting consent from one's prospective conversation partner
• Turn-taking: Managing the flow of information back and forth between partners in a conversation by alternating roles of speaker and listener

Having good interpersonal communication skills support such processes as: This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Nonverbal communication (NVC) is usually understood as the process of sending and receiving wordless messages. ... Unconscious communication (or intuitive) is the transfer of information unconsciously between humans. ... Paraphrasing is the act in which a statement or remark is explained in other words or another way, as to clarify the meaning. ... ... Questioning is a term used when a person is contemplating how to define their sexual or gender orientation. ...

• parenting
• intimate relationship
• management
• selling
• counseling
• coaching
• mentoring and co-mentoring, which is mentoring in groups
• conflict management

Interpersonal communication is the subject of a number of disciplines in the field of psychology, notably Transactional analysis.   It has been suggested that Child discipline be merged into this article or section. ... An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship with a great deal of physical and/or emotional intimacy. ... Look up Management in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sales, or the activity of selling, forms an integral part of commercial activity. ... This article refers to interpersonal or mental health counseling. ... A coach is a person who supports people (clients) to achieve their goals, with goal setting, encouragement and questions. ... Mentoring refers to a developmental relationship between a more experienced mentor and a less experienced partner referred to as a mentoree (sometimes vernacularized into mentee) or protégé. // Historical The roots of the practice are lost in antiquity. ... Conflict management refers to the long-term management of intractable conflicts. ... Psychology is an academic or applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes such as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships. ... Transactional analysis, commonly known as TA to its adherents, is a psychoanalytic theory of psychology developed by psychiatrist Eric Berne during the late 1950s. ...

It can be affected by a communication disorder or by arrogance, shyness, etc. A communication disorder is a disease or condition that partially or totally prevents human communication. ... José Mourinho José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix (pron. ... In humans, shyness is a feeling of insecurity or awkwardness that certain people experience while being among others, talking with others, asking favors of others, etc. ...

Styles of Interpersonal Communication

Several styles of interpersonal communications have been developed for training purposes. One of these is:

• Nonviolent communication

Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a process developed by Marshall Rosenberg that seeks to allow people to communicate with others effectively and with compassion. ...

See also

• Speech
• Knowledge visualization
• Metacommunicative competence
• Intercultural competence
• Nonviolent communication

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Knowledge Visualization is a sub discipline of Information Design and Instructional Message Design (pedagogy; didactics, pedagogical psychology). ... Metacommunicative competence is the ability to steeringly intervene within difficult conversations and to correct communication problems by utilizing the different ways of practical communication: verbal communication: by words or their meaning paraverbal communication: loudness of speaking, manner of speaking, when keeping silent, meaning of interrupting or interfering the conversation nonverbal... Intercultural competence is the ability for successful communication with people of other cultures. ... Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a process developed by Marshall Rosenberg that seeks to allow people to communicate with others effectively and with compassion. ...

External links

• A list of resources on conflict style inventories and a culturally sensitive tool for assessing styles of interpersonal conflict management.
• Social Skills and Social Interaction Dynamics Wiki A guide that is based on wiki open source covering social skills, relationships, personal development and interpersonal communication.
• The Seven Challenges: A Workbook and Reader About Communicating More Cooperatively -- by Dennis Rivers, MA, 100 pages, free PDF file, creative commons license.
• The Geometry of Dialogue: A visual way of understanding interpersonal communication and human development by Dennis Rivers, MA, 220 pages, free PDF file, creative commons license.
• The Communication Improvement Resource Center Knowledge base in question and answer format covering communication theory, practice, and terms, from the basic to more advanced communication issues with special emphasis on improving communication at home and in the workplace.