Howard Community College Communications Essay

This assignment is a “personal journal” assignment (ie: casual writing, essay format is not necessary).

This activity is linked to Chapter Eight – Understanding Interpersonal Communication. Think of an important relationship in your life such as a friend, partner, spouse, etc. Then use Knapp’s Model of Relationship Development and construct a model or diagram describing communication stages in that relationship. You can use word processing software to create the model or diagram or you can use drawing software, you can add that image within the primary response, or a 2nd file, attached below. Explain the steps that were skipped, if any. Next, apply and describe the dialectic tensions (connection vs. autonomy, openness vs. privacy, and predictability vs. novelty) in the relationship. Last, describe a strategy that you can use or have used to manage the dialectic tension(s).

Save your response and attach as a word .doc, .docx, .rtf, or .pdf file only. Thank you.

• Knapp’s Stages of Relationship Development
• Social Penetration Animation