Jason Prewitt
COM200: Interpersonal Communication (GSL1408A)
Instructor: Jacey Coy
3/6/2014
Interpersonal Skills = Happy Marriage
Congratulations on your marriage! Learning effective intercommunication skills can help insure a long and healthy relationship of development. Couples who can work to understand effective communication skills, can be the key to a successful marriage. Relationships that are aware of each other’s needs above their own, through use of effective communication skills makes the challenges of marriage achievable. Let me start out by explaining to you guys some basic steps of good Interpersonal Communication skills, that I was taught from our school text book like; symbolic, shared meaning, learning the process, determination of culture, and making communication purposeful. (Sole, 2011). These basic steps will help guide you through relationship life’s challenges by; learning the process of managing and learning effective marriage communication skills. I have had to learn these skills the hard way and would like to share them with, so you do not have to deal with these issues. The most important part of communicating I have learned in the past is; allowing your mind to remain open while resolving conflicts, so that we can continually build on our communication skills through life’s path. Even though these skills seem very basic, they can be applied in almost every aspect of communication problems, that life bestows upon us. Applying these handy skills can not only build our confidence, but it allows us to engage in a purposeful conversations. Communications can become very frustrating at times, because misconception is always a risk we can partake in it’s the process of meaning. However knowing the boundaries and barriers, in relationship communications is a big help with a happy relationship. Barriers are the fine lines, which can be
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