Question: For this assignment you will be required to:
• Referring to Bevan and Sole in Chapter 1 (see section 1.4 specifically), explain two basic principles of competent/effective interpersonal communication. These include taking responsibility for your behavior, sharing meaning, acknowledging your view is only one, respecting others and yourself, and practicing being a competent communicator.
• Describe an instance of miscommunication that illustrates one or more of these principles. If absolutely necessary, you can use a hypothetical exchange. Be sure to give precise details so it is clear what went wrong.
• Identify one or more barrier that caused this miscommunication. To give you some examples, it can be things like culture, ideas of the self, or various types of noise that disrupted the receipt of the message.
• Explain how the barrier(s) interrupted the process of successful communication and how these barriers can be overcome based on what you've learned in this course.
The Basic Principles of Effective/Competent Communication paper
1. Must be two double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style.
2. Must include a title page with the following
• Title of paper
• Student's name
• Course name and number
• Instructor's name
• Date submitted
3. Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper. For assistance on writing introductions, conclusions, and thesis statements, please refer to the following web pages.
• Introductions & Conclusions
• Writing a Thesis Statement
4. Must use the textbook as a source. The Integrating Research tutorial will offer further assistance on including supporting information and reasoning.
5. Must document any information from a source in APA style, as outlined Citing Within Your Paper.
6. Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style. See the Formatting Your References List .