COM 252: Intro to Interpersonal Communication

The author of this site describes many types of gender differences and makes skill recommendations for improving relationships. Scroll down to “Basic Differences between Men and Women.”

Read more about gender differences in communication and access a lengthy list of online links related to the topic.

See examples of how to avoid emotive language in academic writing.

Find articles and links about recent research into text messaging and other mediated communication through the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science web site. This article looks at how women tend to be more expressive than men when using mediated communication.

This excellent, comprehensive online book explores seven challenging interpersonal communication skills. This chapter expands on "I" statements and offers a step-by-step methodology for assertively expressing yourself clearly and completely (also a variation on the clear message format explained in your textbook).

Read what business educator and speaker Candy Tymson says about gender communication differences and about how to deal effectively with the opposite gender in business.

Read an account of what often happens when people from Japan and the United States meet. Japanese translator Etsuko Ueda writes about the differences between Japanese and U.S. culture and communication styles, and emphasizes intercultural understanding for sake of the global economy.

Click any link under “Language: Say What You Mean” to read humorous examples of equivocal language.

See examples of how to avoid emotive language in academic writing.

Find articles and links about recent research into text messaging and other mediated communication through the Indiana University School of Library and Information Science web site. This article looks at how women tend to be more expressive than men when using mediated communication.

This excellent, comprehensive online book explores seven challenging interpersonal communication skills. This chapter expands on "I" statements and offers a step-by-step methodology for assertively expressing yourself clearly and completely (also a variation on the clear message format explained in your textbook).

The author of this page suggests revisions to the traditional format of "I" messages, in order to adapt to students’ unique cultures and further reduce defensiveness.

This essay looks at the power of using words as weapons or as tools in problem-solving.

This article discusses the ways in which we use subtleties in language to express relational messages.