COMM 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Waking Hours, Meta-Communication, Interpersonal Communication
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It is impossible to not communicate with others. Although many of our messages are not verbalized, we send messages to each other either intentionally or unintentionally. Interpersonal communication is a special form of human communication that occurs as we manage our relationships. People spend between 80 and 90 percent of their waking hours communicating. Other oriented- to be aware of the thoughts, needs, experiences, personality, emotions, motives, desires, culture, and goals of your communication partners while still maintaining your own integrity. It is not a single skill, but a collection of skills and principles that are designed to increase your sensitivity to and understanding of others. Human communication- process of making sense out of the world and sharing that sense with others by creating meaning through the use of verbal and nonverbal messages. We learn by listening, observing, tasting, touching, and smelling, then we share our conclusions with others.
