1. Analyzing Yourself as a Communicator Chapter 8 Person to Person

2. Self-disclosure Self-disclosure is sharing personal information or feelings with another person.

3. Self-disclosure People engage in self- disclosure to create and maintain relationships.

4. Use the following categories to begin thinking about your self-disclosure.

5. Public Things most people would know about individuals.

6. Public/Private Things individuals would tell others if they asked questions.

7. Private Things only a few others might know about individuals.

8. Example of self-disclosure categories Public: I’m athletic. Public/Private: I write poetry. Private: Certain fears.

9. Johari Window Is a four-part box diagram which represents the awareness people have of themselves and others.

10. Imagine the first stage Known to Self Not Known To Self

11. Then, imagine a second stage. Known to Others Not Known To Others

12. Now, put the two stages together into the full Johari window.

13. 1 OPEN 2 BLIND 3 HIDDEN 4 UNKNOWN Known to Self Known to Others Not Known to Others Not Known to Self

14. The quadrants can change size/shape for various people.

15. Factors that Influence Self- disclosure Place

16. Factors that Influence Self- disclosure Place Length of time the relationship existed

17. Factors that Influence Self- disclosure Place Length of time the relationship existed Whether or not the other person reveals personal information to you

18. Stranger in a Plane Telling very personal information to a stranger – never see the stranger again – never be reminded about what they revealed.