CMN 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Interpersonal Communication, Stress Management, Meta-Communication
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The production and processing of verbal and nonverbal messages between two or a few persons . Messages must be produced/ created in some way to communicate. There needs to be some shared understanding between you and the other person. *only interpersonal when between two people no more (3+ is group communication) Linear model (one-way): sender (creates the message) message (info needing to be communicated)/ channel (verbal and nonverbal channel) receiver (interprets message) Does not include outside feedbacks, noise, context. Types of behavior that indicates that we are paying attention to the speaker. Could be thought of as another message that the listener is sending to the speaker (i am listening, understanding, ignoring you) People are always sending and receiving messages at the same time. C. noise: anything that will prevent the message from being received. Physical: physical barriers that causes one to not hear the message (connection breaking up, or in back of classroom) -- effects both speaker and listener.
