It includes what the sender thinks about the receiver and the quality of their relationship. The relationship side is the fourth side of the communication square and discloses the relationship between the sender and the receiver. The message includes for example information about the senderвЂ™s personality or mood. The self-revealing side represents information which the speaker is consciously or unconsciously sending to the listener.

The appeal side of the message is supposed to trigger an action and influence the receiver.В What do I want you to do or not do? вЂњDo/ think/ feel this!вЂќ or вЂњdonвЂ™t do/ think/ feelвЂ¦!вЂќ These messages can be either clear and obvious or nicely hidden by the sender.

The factual side includes facts, data and statements and whether they are true or not, relevant or irrelevant and satisfying or not. Both, the sender and the receiver of the message, are responsible for a successful communication. A message, sent by a sender (the speaker) includes four components as well as the ears of the receiver (the listener): factual information, appeal, relationship and self-revelation. The model implies that communicating with a person includes more than the words and facts themselves. It was developed by Friedmann Schulz von Thun, a German psychologist, professor and an expert in communication. To get a good picture of the process of communication, I will explain the 4 sides-model,В also known as four-ears model or communication square. Good (or bad) communication will influence you in getting what you want or need to succeed in sports, everyday life and to reach your goals.

It is a very important component among athletes, between athletes and coaches within a training, before and also during a competition, and between athletes and their parents. I am sure that you have also made the following experience: A person is entering the climbing gym and you already know that he or she is in a bad mood before you have even talked a word with him or her.Д«ut why am I writing a post about communication on my sport psychology blog? The answer is simple: communication is a big part of our life. This shows that you communicated something вЂ“ whether that was a lack of interest, ignorance or something else. If you donвЂ™t believe it, try it out yourself! During your next conversation with your friend or partner just stop talking вЂ“ it will be harder than you expect to keep up the silence for more than five or ten seconds, it will be awkward and the person you were having a conversation with will most possibly be confused. Do you know the famous quote ONE CANNOT NOT COMMUNICATE.Д«y Paul Watzlawick? What he wants to say is that communication happens all the time вЂ“ also if we are not say anything at all.

So nonfactual its not even wrong quote