Friedemann Schulz von Thun (born August 6, 1944 in SoltauSon of Walter and Wilma Schulz von Thun of

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; birth in Soltau due to wartime evacuation of women in childbirth
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interpersonal communication Interpersonal communication is an exchange of information between two or more people. It is also an area of research that seeks to understand how humans use verbal and nonverbal cues to accomplish a number of personal and relational goals. Inter ...

and

intrapersonal communication Intrapersonal communication is the process by which an individual communicates within themselves, acting as both sender and receiver of messages, and encompasses the use of unspoken words to consciously engage in self-talk and inner speech. Intr ...

. Schulz von Thun worked as a professor of psychology at the

University of Hamburg The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vo ...

until his retirement on 30 Sep. 2009. Among his various publications is a three-part book series titled "Miteinander Reden" (''Talking With Each Other'') which has become a standard textbook series in Germany and is widely taught in schools, universities, and

vocation A vocation () is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. People can be given information about a new occupation through student orientation. Though now often used in non-religious ...

al skills training. Schulz von Thun developed a number of comprehensive theoretical models to help people understand the determinants and processes of inter-personal exchange and their embeddedness in the individual inner states and the outward situation. He invented the four sides model and developed a widely used visualization of the virtue square.

Publications

*1981, ''Miteinander reden 1 – Störungen und Klärungen. Allgemeine Psychologie der Kommunikation''. Rowohlt, Reinbek, *1989, ''Miteinander reden 2 – Stile, Werte und Persönlichkeitsentwicklung. Differentielle Psychologie der Kommunikation''. Rowohlt, Reinbek, *1998, ''Miteinander reden 3 – Das „innere Team“ und situationsgerechte Kommunikation''. Rowohlt, Reinbek, *2004, '. Rowohlt, Reinbek, ;As editor *2000/2003, with Johannes Ruppel, Roswitha Stratmann: ''Miteinander reden: Kommunikation für Führungskräfte''. Rowohlt, Reinbek, *2004, with Wibke Stegemann: ''Das Innere Team in Aktion. Praktische Arbeit mit dem Modell''. Rowohlt, Reinbek 2004,

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extracts from the books of Prof. Schulz von ThunThe official Website of Prof. Schulz von ThunSchulz von Thun's workgroup at the University of Hamburg
German psychologists 1944 births Communication theorists Living people University of Hamburg faculty {{Germany-psychologist-stub