In the last byte, we set the context for the importance of interpersonal communication. In today’s byte, we look at understanding interpersonal communication in a bit more detail.
Interpersonal communication is important in building and sustaining human relations when in an organizational working context. If one were to ask – with all the sophistication in the present world of information technology were to replace interpersonal communication, the simple answer is – No. Let us try to understand it using the model presented below. We shall subsequently define a few of the words use there but not explain it in the current byte.
The image has been adopted form the reference book.
Some Definitions:
- Communicator – the person originating a message
- Receiver – the person receiving a message
- Perceptual Screen – a window through which we interact with people that influences the quality, accuracy and clarity of the communication.
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