The interpersonal communication journals served as a way to tackle versatile understanding of the largest topics under interpersonal relationships. The platform aspect of the journals—that being the application of terms and ideas into everyday life and recognition of said presence—allowed for efficient learning of each concept outlined. The notions specifically involved in the journals include: perception, attention, language, listening, non-verbal communication, self-disclosure, dialectic tensions, mediated communication, and conflict. In filling these journals for 6 weeks, an overall view of one’s communication abilities is quite clear. This conclusive view is achievable with the extensive time and greater understanding of the topics
