Importance Of Interpersonal Communication

Intrapersonal Communication is an internal dialog a person has with themselves. I have intrapersonal conversations with myself on a regular basis. Usually in the car on the way to work I tend to tell myself jokes to make myself laugh. Sometimes I have conversations with myself to digest and process information that I’ve received or decipher the context in which a person was communicating.

Interpersonal Communication is a conversation that is had between 2 people. I have regular interpersonal communication with my manager and different team mates. For instance on a project I’m working on a team member is located in a different province. Today I enjoyed an interpersonal electronic communication with him to let him know of new resources

In order to do that though I usually need a source or material in which case interpersonal communication is my preferred choice. The reason is I’m an introvert so I find it easier to communicate with people one on one or in small groups. The other aspect is I find people tend to communicate more freely when there are smaller groups. As the numbers in groups increase I find personalities and types of conversations change. In some cases there are folks that prefer to dominate the conversation in which case I prefer to listen. In most cases I enjoy listening but in larger conversations it’s rare that I’ll speak up unless directly spoken

It has been my experience that public communication is straight marketing. The speaker usually has an agenda that they are voluntelling the audience. There is an insincere, disingenuous option to receive feedback from the audience via questions (if it is allowed) but rarely are the questions actually answered. If there are answers it’s always a redirect to a positive aspect of the new product, company, process or change that is being made. Mind you I am basing this context on public cooperate and government communication. This might not have always been the case. Historically speaking there have been recorded references to public communication that took place that assisted to “…evolved public opinions, policies, and ideas of society’s attitudes and opinions: (2016, synonym). Public communication has the ability to be a positive context in the event it is used as “…communication between persons as equals” (2016, synonym). A positive example I’ve witnessed this context being used is when the local Municipality made the decision that homes needed to switch from dark to clear garbage bags. This was an environmental approach to reduce waste being thrown in landfills that would otherwise go to compost or recycle. When this decision was communicated feedback of concern was received regarding discomfort from females discarding personal hygienic items in clear bags for personal and cultural reasons. As a result the