Impersonal Communication Analysis

Impersonal communication refers to exchanges that have a negligible perceived impact on our thoughts, behaviors, feelings, and relationships. On the other hand, interpersonal communication refers to dynamic conversation between two, or potentially more people, in which the messages make an impact on thoughts, feelings, behavior, and relationships. A time where impersonal communication was an appropriate form of communication for me to use is when I talked to my friend Lucas. When I talk to my friend Lucas, we sometimes send memes back and forth and engage in silly dramatic dialogue. Our over-the-top reactions are done jokingly and to keep the conversation going until either of us have a topic that can transform the impersonal communication into interpersonal communication. …show more content…
I sent him several pictures of cute, yet funny animals and told him to brainstorm ideas for me to write about. None of those interactions were personal by any means as it was mostly us spewing nonsense to one another. The conversation was done over text messaging, so it was using linear communication. At points there was some noise as my texts kept failing to send as I was spamming him with pictures. The reason as to why my response was appropriate is because Lucas often has bad days and has told me that sometimes the things that cheer him up is when someone else is goofing around and distracting him from overthinking. If I had continued on the conversation and asked him to elaborate further about what happened, he would have shut me out; thus negatively impacting my relationship goals. At times when I was texting him I could feel that he was becoming upset and did not want to continue unless I was being impersonal with him like I normally