Rocky Balboa, notable boxer portrayed by beloved actor Sylvester Stallone in the highly regarded Rocky movie series, has served as an icon of the city of Philadelphia for nearly the last half-century. Commonly recognized for his distinct vocal pattern, among other attributes, Stallone utilizes this ability in order to establish an aroma of potency throughout the movie. A critical trait of his character is his headstrong attitude towards the reception of advice from his peers. In the event that he had a companion other than “Adrian” Pennino, his life-long crush and eventual wife, to supply him with advice throughout his endeavors, Rocky may have become more open-minded towards the encouraging words of others. This analysis examines the potential …show more content…
A key concept taught in class which attributes appropriate rationale to this advice is encoding. In the same example, Marie mentally decodes, “the act of assigning meaning to nonverbal symbols” (Duck, S., & McMahan, D. T., 2018), Rocky’s actions in order to derive a suspected cause for his behavior. Through encoding, however, Rocky can effectively blend nonverbal and verbal communication in order to permit [Marie] proper interpretation of what he orally states in comparison to the message his nonverbal signals may imply (Duck, S., & McMahan, D. T., 2018). Encoding is a pivotal skill to master in order to achieve effective communication strategies. This process further improves our relational communication due to the fact that it awards an individual(s) engaged in conversation with another [others] the knowledge and ability to appropriately distinguish the true intent behind one’s actions and behavior from the signals their nonverbal cues may misleadingly convey. On top of this, a secondary method to improve relational communication is by prioritizing emotional awareness. Per helpguide.org, this skill assists in accurately reading others emotions and/or general feeling in regard to a certain situation, improve trust within the relationship, and helps signify understanding and care (“Nonverbal Communication,” (n.d.)). Encoding also proves my advice as beneficial and correct by demonstrating how proper use of interpreting the emotional mindset of those engaged in effective (relational) communication can lead to appropriate understanding of the feelings and thoughts and/or concerns of those one is communicating with. Had this been implemented in the example used previously, Rocky would affirm his relation connection with Marie, utilize direct blending of