Think about a recent miscommunication you had with someone.

Ideally, select an in-depth conversation that occurred in the workplace or at school. Based on this conversation, do the following:

A. Summarize the conversation in one paragraph.

B. Analyze the conversation in terms of the following components of the interpersonal communication process: encoding, decoding, physical noise, physiological noise, psychological noise, semantic noise, and filter of lifetime experiences.

C. Describe at least three strategies you could have adopted to increase shared meaning and avoid miscommunication.

Describe these strategies in terms of reducing noise and adapting to your and your counterpart’s unique filters.