Focuses on interactions between two people. Communication strategies people use to maintain valued interpersonal ties. People move from impersonal to personal. Begins with self. Who we are, what we are, where we are in the social order.
Communicators share physical proximity.
Content can only be interpreted within the context of the roles that define their overall relationship. Communication is irreversible. No way to erase unwanted words. Can t happen again. Engagement Critical first moments.