1. Intrapersonal Communication
Unit 4
Intrapersonal Communication

2. Personal Perception Deciding what data to pay attention to
It’s a filtering process

3. Factors that Influence Personal Perception
Values - reflect your priorities
Beliefs - thoughts and ideas you accept as truths
Culture - a strong influence on how you interpret information

4. Factors that Influence Personal Perception
Bias - perception through which we view the world.
Prejudice - a preconceived judgment. To pre-judge.
Attitudes - either positive or negative. They are hardly ever with no opinion.

5. Factors that Influence Personal Perception
Expectations - what you expect for yourself and those around you.
Knowledge - the more you have the better judgments you make.
Communication Skills - understanding the communication others use.

6. Self-Concept Real self - who you really are
Perceived self - how others view you
Ideal self - who you would like to be
Public self - how you act in public
Private self - how you are by yourself
Professional self - how you act in a job setting

7. Self-Concept
Social self - when you interact with others. In social situations
Intellectual self - part of you that uses knowledge
Emotional self - part of you that processes & uses feelings
Physical self - body, athletic ability, gracefulness, coordination, well-being
Artistic self - part of you that is creative or artistic.

8. Johari Window Open – everyone knows Blind – others know, but you don’t
Hidden – nobody knows, but you do. Secrets
Unknown – nobody knows, or not discovered yet