In your own words, discuss the skills needed to be a competent interpersonal communicator. Which skills are you successful at executing? Where might you improve your own competency?

What will be an ideal response?

- Response should reference most of the following key points:
* The ability to adapt and know how to communicate in specific situations.
* The ability to adapt and appropriately communicate in specific interactions.
* The ability to understand your own and the other person's values, beliefs, and attitudes.
* The ability to self-monitor. Self-monitoring is the ability to regulate your communication both before and during an interaction.
* The ability to be fair and ethical. This means treating people as unique human beings.
- Student responses should reflect a self-assessment.