HSV130 Interviewing and Interpersonal Communication

1. HSV130 Interviewing and Interpersonal Communication Spring Semester, 2009 Jim Wilwerding, M.Div., MA, LMHC,CADC, NCC

2. The Essential Elements of Interviews • Interactional • Exchanging/sharing of roles, responsibilities, feelings, beliefs, motives, and information. • Process • Dynamic, continuing, ever-changing interaction of variables All slides based on Interviewing: Principles and Practices, by Charles J.Stewart and William B. Cash, Jr. (2008)

3. The Essential Elements of Interviews • Parties • Regardless of the number of people involved, interviews always involve two Parties • Interviewing is a Dyadic process • Purpose • Predetermined and serious purpose distinguishes an interview from social conversation. All slides based on Interviewing: Principles and Practices, by Charles J.Stewart and William B. Cash, Jr. (2008)

4. The Essential Elements of Interviews • Questions • Asking and answering questions are part of all interviews • Various types of questions serve particular purposes for both the interviewer and the interviewee All slides based on Interviewing: Principles and Practices, by Charles J.Stewart and William B. Cash, Jr. (2008)

5. Interview • An interview is an interactional communication process between two parties, at least one of whom has a predetermined and serious purpose, that involves the asking and answering of questions. All slides based on Interviewing: Principles and Practices, by Charles J.Stewart and William B. Cash, Jr. (2008)

6. Relational Communication • Relationship is inherent in this definition of interviewing due to the interactional and dyadic elements of intervies • Intimate relationships • Casual relationships • Distant/Formal relationships All slides based on Interviewing: Principles and Practices, by Charles J.Stewart and William B. Cash, Jr. (2008)

7. Dimensions of Relationships • Similarity • Inclusion/Involvement • Affection • Control • Trust All slides based on Interviewing: Principles and Practices, by Charles J.Stewart and William B. Cash, Jr. (2008)

8. Cultural and Gender Differences in Relationships • Cultures view relationships differently • U.S.—numerous friendly, informal relationships with focus on looks, create and discard relationships frequently • Arab—develop relationships quickly but belief friends have a duty to help one another • Chinese—develop strong, long-term relationships and see them “filled with obligations.” All slides based on Interviewing: Principles and Practices, by Charles J.Stewart and William B. Cash, Jr. (2008)

9. Cultural and Gender Differences in Relationships • German—develop relationships slowly due to importance of relationships—more formality for longer period of time in establishing a relationship • Japanese—prefer not to interact with strangers or foreigners, take a long time to develop trust • Australian—deeper, long-lasting commitments All slides based on Interviewing: Principles and Practices, by Charles J.Stewart and William B. Cash, Jr. (2008)

10. Cultural and Gender Differences in Relationships • Gender differences • Women use communication as a primary way of establishing relationships • Men tend to use communication to “exert control, preserve independence, and enhance status.” (p. 9) All slides based on Interviewing: Principles and Practices, by Charles J.Stewart and William B. Cash, Jr. (2008)

11. Electronic Interviews • Telephone • Cell Phone • Videoconference • ICN • Internet All slides based on Interviewing: Principles and Practices, by Charles J.Stewart and William B. Cash, Jr. (2008)