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CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 1)
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Chapter 1: Foundations of
Interpersonal Communication
 Personal success
 Social success
 Professional success
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 2)
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Why Study Interpersonal
Communication (IPC)
1. Interdependent individuals
 Connected
 Actions of one impacts the other
2. Inherently relational
 Defines the relationship
 Varies depending on the relationship
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 3)
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The Nature of IPC
3. Exists on a continuum
Impersonal
Interpersonal
 Social role information
 Social rules
 Social messages
 Personal information
 Personal rules
 Personal messages
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 4)
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The Nature of IPC (cont.)
4. Involves verbal and nonverbal messages
5. Takes place in varied forms
 Face to face
 Computer mediated
 Synchronous – occur simultaneously, in “real
time”
 Asynchronous – do not occur in “real time”
6. Involves choices (choice points)
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 5)
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The Nature of IPC (cont.)
1. Source – receiver
2. Encoding – decoding
3. Messages
 Metamessages
 Feedforward
 Feedback
4. Channels
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 6)
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Elements of IPC
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Elements of IPC (cont.)
5. Noise
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Physical
Physiological
Psychological
Semantic
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 7)
6. Context
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Physical
Temporal
Social-psychological
Cultural
7. Ethics
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 8)
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Elements of IPC (cont.)
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 9)
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1. IPC is a transactional process
 An ever-changing, circular process
 Interdependent elements; each element affects
the other
2. IPC is purposeful
3. IPC is ambiguous
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 10)
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Principles of IPC
4. IP relationships may be symmetrical or
complementary
 Symmetrical – individuals mirror each other’s
behaviors
 Complementary – individuals engage in different
or opposite behaviors
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 11)
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Principles of IPC (cont.)
5. IPC refers to content and relationship
6. IPC is a series of punctuated events
 We break down continuous interactions
 No clear cut beginning or ending
 What is stimulus and what is response?
7. IPC is inevitable, irreversible, unrepeatable
CH 1: Foundations of Interpersonal Communication (slide 12)
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Principles of IPC (cont.)