Review chapter 1 in our text(Adler. looking out, looking in) and thoroughly answer the following questions:
What are your general interpersonal strengths and weaknesses?
What behavioral goals do you have for improving your effectiveness with other people?
How does interpersonal communication differ from other forms of communication (small group, one to many, etc.)?
What are some of the common models and understandings of communication, including some popular and mistaken models of the communication process?
What is special about and particular to one-to-one communication, as opposed to, for example, public speaking or even small group communication.
Why, even if it does not always yield us exactly what we seek, is competence in the interpersonal arena a worthwhile goal to pursue everyone?
Finally, incorporate ideas, theories, and/or terms from the textbook readings required for this module that relate to this discussion.
