Comments | nietzche_gal: THIS TEACHER TO BE --NEEDS YOUR HELP

nietzche_gal

THIS TEACHER TO BE --NEEDS YOUR HELP

Sep 20, 2008 13:02

Hey there all you SMART friends of mine (THIS MEAN ALL OF YOU ( Read more... )

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dicedork September 20 2008, 20:29:22 UTC

I'm not sure about that revision either.

I think the part I'm seeing as important is that there is mutual influence. You take a bit of my point of view, and I take a bit of yours, and we've influenced each other. Therefore we have improved our relationship.

This would be distinct from one side blowing off the other, or overpowering the other, or just letting the other "vent."

nietzche_gal September 20 2008, 23:11:30 UTC

Thanks for responding. I tried to capture mutual influence by the use of "sharing" but I see there needs to be something more.

thistleingrey September 21 2008, 03:06:33 UTC

I agree that "mutual influence" is significant here. Actually, the only thing I don't like in the original definition is "managing," since people don't always engage in communication in a conscious, calculated way; OTOH, it is much shorter than "establishing, maintaining, or terminating." :P

nietzche_gal, do you see the textbook definition as too businesslike? I don't find your revision quite right, since interpersonal comm can have negative effects (thus isn't always about "strengthening").

teawiththecheat September 20 2008, 22:31:25 UTC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_communication

nietzche_gal September 20 2008, 23:13:12 UTC

Thanks for commenting. I read that on wiki-- but I didn't like the fact the definition split off into other words. I want something easy for them to grasp, so that it stays clearly with them throughout the course.

teawiththecheat September 20 2008, 23:15:34 UTC

I actually have a book around here somewhere...I just don't know if it's storage or what, but it is all about interpersonal communication.

nietzche_gal September 20 2008, 23:29:31 UTC

Hey- are we supposed to get together today? I kind of forgot that it's saturday- so sorry.

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changinganswers September 21 2008, 16:14:29 UTC

I see mutual influence more as a back and forth negotiation, not really sharing. It is about coming up or down steps (which are often minute) to reach a mutual conclusion that is satisfactory to both and maintains relationship standards. If such a negotiation cannot be reached, then relationships are altered or terminated...though this seems rare.