For your final essay for the course, you will be doing an analysis of your interpersonal skills and developing a plan for future improvement. Using the structure provided by Exercise 12.1 on page 398 of your text, you will write an essay describing your strengths and weaknesses in each of the following interpersonal skill sets:
- Self-disclosure
- Trust
- Communication
- Expressing Feelings Verbally
- Expressing Feelings Nonverbally
- Helpful Listening and Responding
- Resolving Interpersonal Conflicts
- Managing Anger, Stress, and Feelings
- Building Relationships with Diverse Others
- Ethics of Interpersonal Relationships
After this self-analysis, you will write out a plan for improving your skills in each of these ten areas over the next three months or so.
Your paper should be three to four pages (roughly 800 words) in length and be stylistically and grammatically polished. Do not forget to cite your sources any time you use information from them. This includes any time you use someone else's ideas or paraphrase their words as well as when you directly quote them. You must give the authors credit for their work. Also, please remember to use APA style in your in-text cites and reference list.
As always, please feel free to speak to me at any stage of the writing process if you wish additional input on your work. In addition, you may wish to visit the writing center for extra guidance. The final draft of your essay will be due April 24th.
