COMM 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mass Communication, Sodium Hydride, Intrapersonal Communication

• School: CSULB
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 110
• Professor: stacyyoungthompson

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Interpersonal communication: a distinctive, transactional form of human communication involving mutual influence, usually for the purpose of managing relationships. Ex. hangout w. so + friend -> tailor communication to you or their homie. College students have a lesser risk of catching the common cold. People judge you by your behavior, not your intent. Guy following a game during a romantic date. Rules are set by the interactants -> whether streaming the game during a date is ok or not. > approach them and say you mad bro? -> nah man ( hell. Being anonymous online -> bolder (trolls, dank memers) Stay in contact no matter how far they are. Boss getting pen from you -> yanking -> effective but not appropriate. You getting pen from boss -> ask, no yanking -> effective and appropriate. Talking about way of delivery or the intention of the speaker. Recognize meanings are in people, not in the word.