Please select one of the following topics to discuss in your first journal entry. Make sure to connect this learning to your own interpersonal communication/relational experiences.

1. Describe the I-It (1), I-You and I (2) I-Thou (3) relationships in your life. Provide one example for each one.
2. Describe and analyze two communication rules in your family of origin. Discuss how these patterns of communication affected interaction among family members.
3. Communication competence is significantly important. Describe someone that you think is a competent communicator and what skills he or she possesses that demonstrate the communication competence of that person.
4. Interpersonal communication affects us and others; our interactions involve ethical choices. Describe a situation that involved an ethical choice and the communication practices you used to address this issue.