Teaching Aids

i <Here> is a self-report questionnaire that helps students consider their ability to attend and listen to others in conversation. (DOC)

i “Glossary of Basic Communication Skills” & “Glossary of Communication Problems” is a somewhat helpful table that itemizes and defines skills.  [go to Eres]

i <Here> is a description of listening skills exercises that can be adapted to an interpersonal communication unit. (PDF)

Evaluation

i A <”counseling evaluation tool”> offers competency criteria for a role-play exercise for interviewing skills in a counseling situation.

”Methods of Interpersonal Skill Assessment” [located on Eres] provides an overview of the various competencies and forms of assessment for interpersonal communication.  (DOC)

i ”Methods of Interpersonal Skill Assessment” [located on Eres] is an extensive summary of the various types of assessment, along with an extensive bibliography.

Interpersonal communication skills are of course relevant to applied psychology, education, counseling, etc.  By the nature of the skills involved, most evaluation tools are self-reports or peer reports. 

i For example, the following study available online through Ohiolink reports on a self-evaluation instrument “of thoughts and behaviors during conversations with others to determine degree of involvement and participation”.  The instrument can be reconstructed from the report.  Cegala, D.J. “Interaction Involvement,” Communication Education, 30:2, (1981):  108-121.

Speech Anxiety

i The <”Personal Report of Communication Apprehension”> [pdf file] is a self-assessment tool that helps students reflect on their progress in coping with speech anxiety that can be adapted to interpersonal settings.

i The Minnesota Colleges and Universities Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty currently hosts a <”Speech Anxiety Web Page”> with various resources.