Please select one of the following topics to discuss in your first journal entry. Make sure to connect this learning to your own interpersonal communication/relational experiences.
- Describe the I-It (1), I-You and I (2) I-Thou (3) relationships in your life. Provide one example for each one.
- Describe and analyze two communication rules in your family of origin. Discuss how these patterns of communication affected interaction among family members.
- Communication competence is significantly important. Describe someone that you think is a competent communicator and what skills he or she possesses that demonstrate the communication competence of that person.
- Interpersonal communication affects us and others; our interactions involve ethical choices. Describe a situation that involved an ethical choice and the communication practices you used to address this issue.