2. Distinctions captured in poetic terms Philosopher Martin Buber (1970) http://www.roch.edu/course/spch1130/ch3/sld012.htm Communication exists on this continuum from impersonal to interpersonal

3.  Treat others like objects/ instruments › Homeless person asks for $; you look away › Professor treats you like a # instead of individual  Not affirming their existence as a person. No unique quality to them. › The clerk in a grocery store

4. I- You Communication Cocktail party talk >Salesperson offers help in mall >Talking to others in class, job and sports team >Online chat rooms >Teacher and student relation Majority of your interaction >You address them as a person but no deep conversation is made

5.  In depth cherished talk › Highest form of human dialogue › Unique › Open ourselves fully  Trusting others to accept  Rare and special