Question 1:
Q.1.1 - Interpersonal communication can be defined as a process by which two persons or people exchange messages to create shared understanding/meaning, through both sending and receiving verbal and non-verbal messages. The exchanging of messages makes communication a transactional process as both sender and receive take part in the exchanging episode. One is not usually aware but communication is functional as we all communicate with a reason behind us, and at the end of the communication episode a function is always fulfilled. Our environment, moods and changes in our daily lives, influence our communication behaviour, therefore communication is always reshaping and dynamic. The very motive and backbone of communication is to create shared meaning, which both parties are liable for.
Q.1.2 - Communication cannot be a static process. Humans are dynamic, therefore communication is dynamic, meaning it is always in a state of flux. Change is part of our daily lives and every change within ourselves and environment influence our communication behaviour, i.e. different moods influence communication behaviour. Communication is never the same, it changes from…show more content… This change in turn causes us to communicate differently. Communication is also an on-going activity as we never stop communicating. Leading to the fact communication is a process, referring to the fact that it is always changing an emotion. The circular nature of communication is another justification to call it a process, meaning whenever person “X” sends a message to person “Z” it serves as a stimulus for person “Z’s” response or message, and his or her response again serves as a stimulus for person “X’s”” next message and so the reciprocal process goes on in a circle
