CMST& 210 - Interpersonal Communication

1. Develop a range of effective interpersonal skills to build positive rapport and manage conflict within personal, academic, and professional relationships
2. Develop and articulate interpersonal communication skills that empower both self and others
3. Create strategies to communicate through grief, loss, anger and other difficult situations
4. Identify and explain common barriers to effective interpersonal communication
5. Defend the use of other-centered communication

1. Interpersonal communication and self-awareness
2. Critical thinking and interpersonal interactions (managing emotions)
3. Basic public speaking
4. Understanding external influences on communication
5. Self-disclosure
6. Etiquette and manners
7. Listening and responding skills
8. Basic research skills
9. Basic textual annotation skills
10. Perception
11. Emotions
12. Nonverbal communication
13. Forming and delivering personal narratives
14. Verbal expression
15. Communication skill building for professional and academic settings (example: health care, continuing education)
16. Navigating communication barriers
17. Code switching
18. Building trust
19. Relationships (friends, colleagues, romantic relationships, familial relationships)
20. Conflict management and resolution.
21. Cultural awareness
22. Employing academic language and vocabulary in learning conversations
23. Tolerance of opposing viewpoints
24. Cognitive biases

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