Interpersonal Speech

Choose any three of the questions 1 through 6 below. Consider what the textbook has to say about these topics and compose an essay of at least two pages for each response. Note that italicized words in the questions align with specific sections of the chapters that should be discussed in your responses. Then, give another two-page response to the Required Essay Question at the bottom of this page. Put a title at the top of each essay to show the question youre answering. Read the Academic Honesty Pledge on the next page and copy the last paragraph into your exam at the top of page 1. Submit the compiled essays as a single document in the course e-shell by 11:55 p.m. on Wednesday of Exam Week. Late submissions will not be accepted. Points for each essay will be earned according to (1) the accuracy of the response when compared to the textbook, (2) clarity and completeness of the writing, and (3) the amount of textbook terminology that is used appropriately.

1. Chapter Seven
Name three different types of nonverbal communication as defined by the textbook, and give an original real-life example youve seen for each of them. As you write about each example, show which nonverbal function it serves and discuss how ambiguous its perception could be in the way its used in your example.

2. Chapter Eight
Compose a story of a friend who stops you in a noisy hallway just before class to tell you about a personal crisis that needs quick attention. Explain one textbook idea that might keep you from listening better, what youd do to meet that challenge, and a type of listening response that would work well in this situation. What factor(s) would help you choose the best response?

3. Chapter Nine
Describe the three dialectical tensions given in the textbook by giving an original example of a relationship problem for each one. In which of the Knapp Stages would each problem be likely to occur? For each example, show which one of the five relational maintenance strategies might help manage the tension.

4. Chapter Ten
Consider two different friendships you have. How has communication defined the types of friendships they are? Which dimensions of intimacy are present in each relationship and how did they develop? As you look at your family and theirs, compare the communication patterns and orientations you see in the 3 families.

5. Chapter Eleven
Make up three scenarios of people showing undesirable behavior. For each one, show how you might use a defensive side of one pair of the Gibb categories to word a complaint about that behavior (show a different defensive example for each scenario). Then, using the assertive message format, write out another way to respond in each scenario. In this new response, identify each element with the formats terminology.

6. Chapter Twelve
Its been a year since youve seen an old friend, so the two of you plan a night to catch up. At the last minute, the friend wants to bring along a date, requiring changes in the plans and ruining the chance to have a private conversation. Review the way conflict is defined, and show how each of the definitions five key parts are represented in this conflict. Finally, propose a way that you might resolve the issue and identify which of the five conflict styles led you to that suggestion.

Required Essay Question
While focusing on the textbooks ideas about nonverbal communication, explain how you might make good use of them when youre trying to accomplish one goal from the following list. Then, consider what the book says about good listening skills and show how to use them to meet a second goal chosen from the list.
1. Establish a new relationship
2. Maintain intimacy in a family, romantic, or friendly relationship
3. Enhance the general tone of communication within a relationship
4. Resolve conflict in a close interpersonal relationship

Academic Honesty Cover Sheet

The policy of the Board of Education of Southwestern Oregon Community College defines plagiarism as: The intentional submission for evaluation to a college instructor or administrator of material based, in significant part, on work done by someone other than the submitter without reasonable written indication to the evaluator of the materials true source.
Academic cheating is defined as: The intentional submission for evaluation to a College instructor or administrator of material based, in part, on a source or sources forbidden by generally accepted standards or by regulation established by the evaluator and disclosed in a reasonable manner.
Engaging in cheating or plagiarism could result in penalties ranging from admonition through expulsion.

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After reading the statement above, copy the following pledge into your Final Exam as the opening paragraph on page 1:

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