City University of Hong Kong
GE 2223
GE2223
Interpersonal Skills and
Positive Personal
Development
Session 6: Friendship (Source: Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J., & Redmond, M. V.
(2011). Interpersonal communication: relating to others.
Boston: Ally & Bacon. (p.254))
Concepts to Learn
– Listening skills
– Gender stereotype, Gender role
– Nonverbal communication
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GE2223
Interpersonal Skills and
Positive Personal
Development
Session 6: Friendship (Source: Beebe, S. A., Beebe, S. J., & Redmond, M. V.
(2011). Interpersonal communication: relating to others.
Boston: Ally & Bacon. (p.254))
Concepts to Learn
– Listening skills
– Gender stereotype, Gender role
– Nonverbal communication
– Communication Barriers
– Authentic Love /Components of Love
– Mate selection
– The Stimulus‐Value‐Role Exchange Principle
– Relationship beliefs and values
(i.e., beliefs and values about love)
– Style of Love
– Triangular Theory of Love
– Coping with ending a long-term relationship
Listening > Talking
• “When you talk, you are only
repeating what you already
know; but when you listen,
you may learn something
new.”
• --Dalai Lama
Listening skills
• What does your friend need when he/
she talks to you?
– Is it a solution to the problem?
• You can:
– Offer a solution; or
– Offer emotional support so that your
friend can regain the strength to find
his/her solution.
• By active listening, you are offering
emotional support.
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