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Example: A wife tells her husband that she decided to start education classes. Hereacts nonverbally by frowning.What could this lead to in the receiver (wife)?Observation → I see you frowning.Interpretation → I guess that you don’t like what I want to do.Feeling → I am disappointed and angry because I hopedto get your support.These intrapersonal proceedings are important elements of our consciousness cycle.The more we know what is happening in us, the better we understand our own reactions.This inner clarity is an important precondition for interpersonal communication.Therefore, keep in mind that:▷ how one reacts to a message is one’s own, individual reaction, and▷ when communicating there’s always the possibility to re‐checkfor correctness.7.2 The four sides of a messageA communication package never arrives as it was sent! For instance, there can beunclear information on the sender’s end or wrong interpretation on the receivingend. Generally, there are four main aspects, dimensions or levels included in eachmessage, which are:InformationRelationshipPersonalIntention/SelfrevelationAppeal64 I I . C O M M U N I C AT I O N