Interpersonal Communication

Subject: Interpersonal Communication

Offer an example for each of the categories below to describe yourself.   Provide a sentence for each category that explains the reason you used to make each decision.

An animal

A color

A piece of furniture

Neighborhood/City/Place

Favorite song/music genre

Part I: Please set up a perception check for the following scenario.  Identify each step.

Describe the behavior you noticed.

Offer at least two interpretations of the behavior.

Ask for clarification about how to interpret the behavior.

You recently had to cancel your social plans with a friend when you had to meet a deadline for a project at work.  You went out to grab some dinner-to-go with a work friend afterward and bumped into the friend you cancelled your plans with.  You attempt to make new plans with your friend but notice she is terminally busy.

Part II: Briefly share an example of a real life event that left you confused or unsatisfied.

Listen to an NPR This I Believe radio post.  You can access the link below and in the Persuasion Speech assignment.  There are many posted on their site.  Examples include:

Seeing Beyond our Differences

The Magic of Letters

A Hope for Bettering Humanity etc.

Special Series: This I Believe

Was the audio impactful? What was the “moral” of the story (value)?

How did the audio use ethos, logos and pathos?  Provide at least two examples?