Kinyhata S. Riley
COM200: Interpersonal Communication Instructor: Stephanie May
April 28th, 2014
Dear Michael and Lisa,
Relationships are a lot of hard work, and they become harder when a pairs relationship blossoms into a marriage. It takes two strong people to put in the work to make the marriage become greater by the day. In order to succeed in a marriage the couple has to be willing to compromise, and work together to keep their lives in balance. It is not always easy to make decisions and think about another person before making a choice in your life. Balance trust, and understanding are things that are needed to create a happy and long lasting healthy relationship.
Explain the principles and misconceptions in effective interpersonal communications. In interpersonal relationships is communications, between two or more people. “The capacity to form and develop healthy interpersonal relationships with others is fundamental for human development” (Paat, 2013). This communication allows individuals to share who they are with others. “No form of communication is simple. Because of the number of variables involved, even simple requests are extremely complex” (King, 2000).
The principles of interpersonal communications are inescapable, irreversible, complicated, and contextual. There are verbal communication practices and non verbal communication practices. Sometimes we are unaware that we are communicating with others with even speaking. We tend to communicate with words, symbols, gestures, etc. “Research shows that your ability to interact well with other people if you can exercise control of your behavior” (Sole, 2011).
Misconceptions in interpersonal communication can come from our own prejudgment of the people and things that surround us. We tend to look at things in our own way and interpret them in the way that we want to. This is not a good trait to practice. Instead of assuming