Characteristics of competent communicators

Initial Post: Compose a discussion board post (target range 300-400 words) responding to the following prompts:

Think about a recent conversation with a friend, family member, or work associate. Ideally this would be a conversation you have had in the last day or two. Analyze your conversation and describe it in terms of the transactional model of communication. Try to identify all parts of the model in your conversation.

Now look at that same conversation and think about communication competence. Were you and your partner successful? Discuss how you may or may not have demonstrated the characteristics of competent communicators.