Interpersonal Communication: Role, Styles, Barriers and Suggestions

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Interpersonal Communication

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Contents
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
The role of communication in professional and personal relationships.................................................2
Listening and talking styles and impact on others.................................................................................3
Barriers to communication and causing challenges...............................................................................4
Suggestions to overcome barriers to improve communication..............................................................5
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................5
References.............................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
Interpersonal communication is a face to face communication between two or more people. It
is the process in which people exchange information and feelings through verbal and non-
verbal communication. The interpersonal communication is not all about the language used
but the non-verbal messages communicated through voice tone, facial expressions, gestures
and body language.
In this report, I would reflect upon the role of communication in both professional and
personal relationships. The listening and talking styles are discussed along with it’s impact on
others. I would also discuss the barriers to communication and it’s causing challenges.
Finally, the suggestions to overcome barriers are debated in order to improve communication.
The role of communication in professional and personal relationships
According to my opinion, the communication is an essential aspect of the routine life for both
professional and personal relationships. It is involved in the all day long. The communication
skills made my understanding better. It can spoil any kind of formal and informal relationship
if we are not careful at the time of communication. The communication has helped me to
improve the personal relationships by bridging the gap between people (Berger, 2014). It
played important role in the development of personal relationships by setting a mutual sense
of commitment. There are various mediums of communication which are helpful in
relationship formation such as email, chat room and more. The communication strengthens
the level of trust, honesty, and respect (Yuriev, Boiral, Francoeur & Paillé, 2018). The
examples of communication in personal relationships can be taken from the daily life such as
speaking on the phone and expressing emotions through facial expressions.
I believe that communication is important for any kind of profession and is an essential part
of a career. For instance, giving a presentation at work and writing an email are both
examples of communication in professional relationships. The communication made possible
sharing of information in a formal way by using various technologies such as slideshows. The
exchanges of ideas are required in the professional world. The communication has an
important role in the completion of tasks. The communication skills at a workplace helped
me to collaborate efficiently and also helped in the accomplishment of tasks efficiently
(Cappella, 2017). The communication made the relationship better at the workplace and
enables to provide more productivity. It leads to more involvement of employees at every