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Communication
What is it, exactly?
What is communication?
 Communication is the process of sending and receiving messages.
 Someone who communicates should always:
 Communicate constructively
 Care about your ‘audience’ (audience are the people who are listening to you speak)
 Communication can be broken down into 2 types:
 INTRApersonal (communication with self)
 INTERpersonal (communication with others)
“In order to successfully
communicate with others
you must first learn to
communicate with
yourself.”
Intrapersonal is the most basic level of
communication
Intrapersonal communication
 This is communication with yourself.
 It’s the “inner dialogue” you have with yourself. CALLED “SELF TALK”
 Yes, you should talk to yourself. No, you’re not necessarily crazy!
 You use it when you:
 Think things through
 Interpret events
 Interpret messages of others
 Respond to your own experiences
 Respond to your interactions with others
3 aspects to Intrapersonal communication
 Aspect #1: Self-concept
 This is the basis of intrapersonal communication
 It is all about how you see yourself—also called “self-awareness”
 It is the person you THINK you are, formed in your BELIEFS, VALUES and ATTITUDES. It is
influenced by how OTHERS see you, how you were in your PAST, are TODAY, and would like
to be in the FUTURE.
 It is made of many dimensions.
 Factors that influence self-concept:
 How you are perceive that you are seen by others
 Your own expectations and standards you set for yourself
 How you compare yourself with others
Research has show than positive self talk
increases focus, concentration and
performance.

If you believe you cannot do something,
your brain will tell your body and it will
shut down.
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When you stay encouraged
and positive, your body will
also respond in a positive
way.
Building a positive self-concept
Can give you confidence you need to
communicate effectively
 Must draw from your strengths
 Must know where you need to improve
 Set goals for change
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3 aspects to Intrapersonal communication
 Aspect #2: Perception
 Perception is the process you use to assign meaning to data about yourself or the world around
you.
 Everyone’s perception of the world is different b/c everyone is unique!
 Past experiences, culture and present feelings are all examples of factors that can affect
perceptions
 3 steps involved in Perception:
 Sensory perception: the physical process of taking in data from your senses
 Selective perception: the mental process of choosing which data to focus on
 Intensity, Repetition, Uniqueness, Relevance all are factors in your selective perception
 Personal perception: Your own understanding of reality
 This becomes the basis for your judgements and decision making
 Also determines appropriateness of your communication choices
3 aspects to Intrapersonal communication
 Aspect #3: Expectations
 Future-oriented messages
 Deal with long-term roles
 Can be ideas that come from learned relationships with parents or society
Different levels of intrapersonal activity
 Internal Discourse: involves thinking, concentration, and analysis
 Prayer, meditation, contemplation (ex: appreciating the beautiful sunset)
 Also daydreaming and nocturnal dreaming
 Solo vocal communication: talking aloud to oneself
 Can be done to clarify thinking or rehearse aloud (ex: complaining about your boss/teacher)
 Solo written communication: writing not intended for others
 Journaling or writing in a diary is an example of this type of communication
Johari
Window
Known to self
Known
to others
Not
Known
to others
1
Open
It is called open because many
of a person’s behaviors,
motivations, feelings, likes and
dislikes are openly
communicated to others.
3
Hidden
It represents the things you know
or believe about yourself but that
you do not choose to share with
others.
Known to self
Not known to self
2
Blind
You are blind to what others
perceive about you. Feedback
can make you aware of this
information, but you may or may
not decide to adapt or change.
4
Unknown
Things that neither you nor others
know or acknowledge. It could
be subconscious fears or things
you do not remember.
Not known to self
Known
to others
Not
Known
to others
Now its time….
 Let’s talk about YOUR self-concept. There are 3 aspects we are going to view our self in:
 PHYSICAL: How you look and what you do with your body
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Examples: Tall, athletic, plays soccer, healthy, Mexican, long brown hair
 INTELLECTUAL: Your strengths, weaknesses, and strong beliefs
 Examples: good at writing, enjoys singing, patriotic, religious
 SOCIAL: Your personality, the way you interact with other people
 Examples: shy, outgoing, likes large groups, bossy
 Meyrs-Briggs Personality Test: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jtypes2.asp
Project
To assess your knowledge of yourself, each of you has been given a folder. Please use the folder (front,
back, inside) to create a visual or verbal representation of you (or a combo of both).
The visual representation means 10 or more pictures (drawn, cut out, or printed out) that represent EACH
of your three different selves. (a minimum of 30 to complete the assignment) Once you have them on
the folder, please label each picture. To help keep yourself organized, consider labeling each picture as
you go and putting each category of pictures in one specific place.
The verbal representation means 15 or more words and phrases (drawn, written, cut out, or printed out)
that represent EACH of your three different selves. (a minimum of 45 to complete the assignment) To
keep yourself organized consider making each category a different color or having them in one specific
place on your folder.
For the combination: you will need a combination of 20 visual or verbal representations for EACH of your
three different selves. (minimum of 60 to complete the assignment)