rapport
Sign in to saveRapport ( ; ) is a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned are "in sync" with each other, understand each other's feelings or ideas, and communicate smoothly.
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14 sectionsContents
- Building rapport
- Methods
- Coordination
- Mutual attentiveness
- Commonality
- Face management
- Maintaining rapport
- Benefits
- The study of rapport
- Rapport and Technology
- Rapport in Business
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Rapport ( ; ) is a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned are "in sync" with each other, understand each other's feelings or ideas, and communicate smoothly.
The word derives from the French verb which means literally to carry something back (in the sense of how people relate to each other: what one person sends out the other sends back). For example, people with rapport may realize that they share similar values, beliefs, knowledge, or behaviors around politics, music, or sports. This may also mean that they engage in reciprocal behaviors such as posture mirroring or increased coordination in their verbal and nonverbal interactions.