Expressive speech is verbal communication whose purpose is to express emotions and build relationships (Interpersonal Communication page 59). Taryn and I have always been like this in our friendship. This specifically happens at work when we have an argument or problem with our boss. She always sympathizes with my feelings when something goes wrong and when something happens to her I am always on her side. Since starting this course I have learned techniques to build stronger communication within my interpersonal relationships. School is definitely something I love sharing with Taryn. Now that I understand what the difference is between hearing and listening, our relationship has gained some new effective listening skills. The HURIER model stands for different stages of effective listening. They consist of listening, understanding, remembering, interpreting, evaluating and responding (Interpersonal Communication page 223). In our daily communication we put these six into practice