COM200 Interpersonal Communication: Importance Of Communication
Importance of Communication
Jimmy Kim
Instructor: Robert Strain
COM200 Interpersonal Communication
February, 23, 2015
Communication between people has evolved over centuries. Expression, gestures, the development of language, and the necessity to engage in joint action all played a major part.
Even though people use communication every day in their lives to interact with other people around them, most people do not realize how important building our communication skills can be beneficial. Communication is a process where two or more individuals strive to create shared meaning using verbal and nonverbal messages in a variety of contexts. The word communication can be traced back to the Latin word communicare, which means "to join or …show more content…
Relationship maintenance is actions that sustain or preserve our relationships in a state that we desire. When developing a relationship whether it’s a friend or a partner, is it important to have quality communication. Communication is integral to human relationships. It affects whether relationships are initiated and how they evolve (Vangelisti, 2015).
On the article in U.S. News it states “An interesting irony is that two people who truly hate one another will often exhibit a high amount of language-style matching," Pennebaker says (Bower, 2010). By having a well-rounded skills of both verbal and nonverbal communication can give anyone an ability to have a positive relationship with others. You can improve both your verbal and nonverbal communication skills by analyzing your communication, observing others as they communicate, and practicing and adjusting your communication (Bevan & Sole, 2014). I believe that both men and women are merging in the middle where men are talking more about their feelings and women are becoming little more reserved. In gender communication I think that the gap between the differences has narrowed quite a bit since the past decade. I agree with Janet Shibley Hyde (2005) and Kathryn Dindia (2006) are two of many proponents of the gender similarities hypothesis, which states that males and females are much more alike than different in terms of how they think, feel, …show more content…
L., & Sole, K. (2014). Making connection: Understanding interpersonal communication (2nd ed.). Retrieved from: https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUCOM200.14.1
Erozkan, Atilgan, 2013. The Effect of Communication Skills and Interpersonal Problem Solving Skills on Social Self-Efficacy. Retrieved from: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=8dc3e46a-da3e-4b86-a55a-55855dffd236%40sessionmgr4001&vid=5&hid=4113
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, 2014, 1p. Communication. Retrieved from: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=6feb52af-7b93-4d58-858f-4fa862b1d183%40sessionmgr114&hid=127&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=funk&AN=CO187600
Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication. By U.S. News and World reports, Healthday, 2011. Retrieved from: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2011/01/24/close-relationships-sometimes-mask-poor-communication
Self-perception theory (SPT). By: Greenbert, Jeff, Murphy, Michelle, Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, January, 2014. Retrieved from
Jimmy Kim
Instructor: Robert Strain
COM200 Interpersonal Communication
February, 23, 2015
Communication between people has evolved over centuries. Expression, gestures, the development of language, and the necessity to engage in joint action all played a major part.
Even though people use communication every day in their lives to interact with other people around them, most people do not realize how important building our communication skills can be beneficial. Communication is a process where two or more individuals strive to create shared meaning using verbal and nonverbal messages in a variety of contexts. The word communication can be traced back to the Latin word communicare, which means "to join or …show more content…
Relationship maintenance is actions that sustain or preserve our relationships in a state that we desire. When developing a relationship whether it’s a friend or a partner, is it important to have quality communication. Communication is integral to human relationships. It affects whether relationships are initiated and how they evolve (Vangelisti, 2015).
On the article in U.S. News it states “An interesting irony is that two people who truly hate one another will often exhibit a high amount of language-style matching," Pennebaker says (Bower, 2010). By having a well-rounded skills of both verbal and nonverbal communication can give anyone an ability to have a positive relationship with others. You can improve both your verbal and nonverbal communication skills by analyzing your communication, observing others as they communicate, and practicing and adjusting your communication (Bevan & Sole, 2014). I believe that both men and women are merging in the middle where men are talking more about their feelings and women are becoming little more reserved. In gender communication I think that the gap between the differences has narrowed quite a bit since the past decade. I agree with Janet Shibley Hyde (2005) and Kathryn Dindia (2006) are two of many proponents of the gender similarities hypothesis, which states that males and females are much more alike than different in terms of how they think, feel, …show more content…
L., & Sole, K. (2014). Making connection: Understanding interpersonal communication (2nd ed.). Retrieved from: https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUCOM200.14.1
Erozkan, Atilgan, 2013. The Effect of Communication Skills and Interpersonal Problem Solving Skills on Social Self-Efficacy. Retrieved from: http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=8dc3e46a-da3e-4b86-a55a-55855dffd236%40sessionmgr4001&vid=5&hid=4113
Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, 2014, 1p. Communication. Retrieved from: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=6feb52af-7b93-4d58-858f-4fa862b1d183%40sessionmgr114&hid=127&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=funk&AN=CO187600
Close Relationships Sometimes Mask Poor Communication. By U.S. News and World reports, Healthday, 2011. Retrieved from: http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2011/01/24/close-relationships-sometimes-mask-poor-communication
Self-perception theory (SPT). By: Greenbert, Jeff, Murphy, Michelle, Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, January, 2014. Retrieved from