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Interpersonal Communications
Complex process, ppl express interpret and coordinate messages in order to create shared meaning and carry out relationships
Message
Uses words or non verbal behaviors to convey thoughts and feelings
Encoding
Process of choosing words sentences and non verbal behaviors to form a message
Decoding
Interpreting messages we receive from others
Script
Text that instructs what to say in certain situations
Meaning
Significance sender and receiver attach to message
Noise
Any stimulus that interferes with shared meaning (external, internal, semantic)
Purpose of Interpersonal Communications
Share meaning, meet social goals, manage our personal identities, conduct our relationships
Characteristics of Interpersonal Communications
Continuous,irreversible, transactional, situated and indexical
Communication Competence
Impression that communication behavior is both effective and appropriate
