Assignment 1: Assessing Interpersonal Communication

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Assessing Interpersonal Relationships When talking with my daughter, husband or academic advisor, the talking isn’t affected much by the cultural background. I mean, of course, when someone is your same ethnic background there is more to relate to, but it doesn’t really affect how we communicate when to my academic advisor. It is more of a professional communication so the cultural background isn’t a factor. With my daughter, I can relate to her on our family and the types of things our family has done. Does it give my daughter a better understanding? I suppose it does, because she understands what I mean when I say things and she comprehends the message I give out. My husband’s family is fairly different from mine, so our culture isn’t…show more content…
If I am speaking with Karen, anywhere, we talk to each other how we’d always do. This is due to our minimal closeness and that we work with one another on a professional level. If I am talking to my daughter somewhere other than our home it affects the things we say to each other. Because we are so close, she can understand what I mean when I say things to her without even saying them. We can be in a church and not able to talk but one look towards her can signify something I need to say and she’ll understand it, same for my husband. This is because our relationships are on such a personal level that it doesn’t matter where we are or what we’re doing, we can understand one…show more content…
Listening to my academic advisor is essential because it benefits her and I. When she listened to the strengths and weaknesses that I have, it helps her to better find a way to help me. When I listen to her I get what I need to better improve myself in my studies. While listening to my daughter I get a better understanding of her as a person. This builds our relationship in tremendous ways because I can relate to her better and I know how to comfort her. When she listens to me I believe she understands what I go through and how much I try to be there for her. This makes her more understanding of why I feel stressed or my freaking out at times so she doesn’t resent me. When listening to my husband, we continue to connect with one another and learn new things about each other every day. This brings us closer together and allows us to understand each other more. I know his wins and losses and he knows mine. This lowers the amount of arguments and magnifies the wonderful memories. The same thing goes along with him listening to me. Just listening to someone or them listening to you is a great way to build interpersonal relationships because there’s a better understanding and connection in the
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