Competency In Interpersonal Communication

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What is one of the most essential processes of everyday life that is used across all cultures, ethnicities, and people groups that ultimately is the key to any relationship? The answer is communication, or more specifically interpersonal communication, whether it is by talking, texting, writing, or any other medium the human interaction between two or more people is essential to surviving day to day life. As competency grows in interpersonal communication people are not only able to survive daily interactions but they become able to thrive in these situations and are able to develop quality relationships with different people or even work efficiently with people they normally would have nothing to do with. In this essay I plan to determine my competency in interpersonal …show more content…

However can someones interpersonal communication competency be summed up in a score out of fifteen or is it a combination of how well they scored and how they behave with actual people. I intend to see if my daily interactions with people and how friends, such as my roommate, perceive me lines up with my competency scores.Effectiveness in interpersonal communication is the ability to produce desired end results of the three types of goals through your interactions with others (Reflect and Relate). Generally, I find myself to be effective when interacting with different people and I am able to accomplish certain interpersonal goals, however this was my lowest score on the competency scale. This is not a problem since I still scored relatively high considering it is my lowest category. When I think of my effectiveness with interpersonal communication I am quickly reminded of a time when a friend, named Robert, and I were trying to deciding what to

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