INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS

MYTHS AND TRUTHS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

This video explains the fundamental interpersonal sense-making process, and some of the “myths” and “truths” we commonly (mis-)believe in, with respect to our communication with one another.

INFIDELITY AND “FRIENDS-WITH-BENEFITS” RELATIONSHIPS

This video gives a brief introduction to the various different types of “infidelity” in romantic relationships. It also discusses “friends-with-benefits” as a unique and complex form of interpersonal relating.

HURTFUL EVENTS

What is “hurt”? Why and how do we experience this emotion? What are the different types of hurtful messages? And how do we respond to them? Find out answers to all these questions in this video.

CONFLICT

Conflict penetrates all our relationships. What are “conflict styles”? And what are the various constructive and destructive conflict patterns we can learn to engage or disable in our relationships, for healthier outcomes?

INTERCULTURAL CONFLICT

Conflict is a complex communicative challenge. Even more so, if culture plays into it. In an increasingly globalizing world, it is important for us to understand how conflict unfolds in intercultural encounters.

SUSTAINABLE PEACE-BUILDING

After conflict comes…peace! But what is peace? How do we attain it? And, more importantly, how to we maintain it? What is the role of communication in international peace-making and peace-building efforts?

COMMUNICATION & SAFETY

What are “communication errors”? What is “SACCIA Safe Communication”? How does it help us transform our errors into “interpersonal resilience”? This video reveals how we can turn our errors into grand opportunities.

FORGIVENESS & RELATIONAL REPAIR

Problems can occur in any relationship. We use different “remedial strategies” to save our relationships. When it comes to transgressions, such saving efforts also require forgiveness. But when and how do we “forgive”?

THE HEALING POTENTIAL OF COMMUNICATION

Does communication harm or heal? Communication serves both sides of the coin, with tremendous pull on each end. How does communication play into our various life situations, to create healing and health?

INTERPERSONAL “PRIVACY MANAGEMENT” AND RULE VIOLATIONS

With particular focus on social media and information technologies, in this video we will learn how we manage our privacy boundaries with one another, and how we respond to violations of such boundary rules.

JEALOUSY — IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS AND BEYOND

This video is about the experience of “jealousy,* an emotion that is omnipresent in our lives. What does jealousy involve? How is it different from “envy” and “rivalry”? And how do we respond to it?

DECEPTION

In this video, we will learn about the various different types of deception, what purposes they serve, and how we are similar and different in how we deceive each other. We will also find out how we can become better lie detectors.

AGGRESSION AND VIOLENCE

When conflict does not turn out well, it can result in aggression and violence. But how does it escalate? And what are the different manifestations of communicative aggression and physical violence?

INTRACTABLE CONFLICT

What happens if conflict resolution is not attainable? This video is about intractable conflicts. What is the role and potential of our communication in these deeply rooted, often transgenerational conflicts?

HUMAN ERROR & SAFETY

“Errare humanum est”: It is natural for us to make mistakes. Sometimes, our mistakes can hurts others and cause severe safety incidents. But what errors do we make? And for what purpose(s)?

EMOTION LABOR

When we feel emotions that we don’t want to display, sometimes we change them into a different emotional expression that we don’t actually sense. When this is part of our job description, it is referred to as “Emotion labor.”

NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION

The power of nonverbal communication is well-known in the public sphere now. But what makes it so powerful? This video gives a brief introduction to nonverbal codes and cues, and what communicative purposes they serve.

THE POWER OF COMMUNICATION: CONCLUSION

From the micro- to the macro-level, between the dark and the bright sides of our human relating, our communication unfolds as a powerful force between us, each day of our lives. We can steer it into healing, or harmful directions…