Chapter 1 Vocab Flashcards
Communication
Process of creating shared meaning
Public Speaking
Sustained formal presentation by speaker to an audience
Receivers
Participants who interpret messages sent by others
Messages
Verbal utterances, visual images, and nonverbal behaviors to which meaning is attributed during communication
Meanings
The interpretations participants make of the messages they send and receive
Encoding
Process of putting our thoughts and feelings into words and nonverbal behaviors
Decoding
Process of interpreting the verbal and nonverbal messages sent by others
Feedback messages
Messages sent by receivers intended to let the sender know how receiver made sense of original message
Channels
Both the route traveled by a message and means of transportation
Interference/noise
Any stimulus that interferes with the process of sharing meaning
Feedback
The reactions and responses to messages that indicate to the sender whether and how a message was seen, heard, and interpreted
Intrapersonal communication
Communicating with yourself
Interpersonal communication
Communication between two people
Small group communication
Communication that occurs among approximately 3 to 10 people
Public communication
Communication that occurs among more than 10 people where one message is presented to participants who function as receivers whose own messages are limited primarily to feedback
Mass communication
Communication produced and transmitted via media to mass audiences
Liberal art
A body of general knowledge and skills needed to participate effectively in a democratic society
Ethics
Moral principles that a society, group, or individual hold that a differentiate right from wrong and good behavior from bad behavior
Plagiarism
Passing off the ideas, words, or created works of a outer as one’s own by failing to credit the source
Rhetorical situation
The composite of the occasion, speaker, and the audience that influences the speech that is given
Exigences
Some real or perceived need that a speech might address
Ex: speech about aid for flood victims
Speaker
The source or originator of the speech
Audience
The specific group of people to whom your speech is directed
Audience analysis
study made to learn about diverse characteristics of audience members and then, based on these characteristics, to predict how audience members are apt to listen to, understand, and be motivated to act on speech
Occasion
Setting in which the speech is given
Speech effectiveness
The extent to which audience members listen to, understand, remember, and are motivated to act on what a speaker has said
Audience centered
Offering ideas In ways that respond to a felt need, are appropriate to the occasion, reflect careful research, make sense, and sound interesting
Ethos
Everything you say and do to convey competence and good character
Pathos
Everything you say and do to appeal to emotions
Logos
Everything you say and do to appeal to logic and sound reasoning
Macrostructure
The overall framework you use to organize your speech
Microstructure
The specific language and style choices you use to frame your ideas and verbalized them to your audience
Rhetorical devices
Language techniques designed to create audience attention, hold interest, and aid memory
Delivery
How you use your voice and body to present your message
5 principles of ethical listening
- Are honest
- Have integrity
- Are fair
- Demonstrate respect for others
- Are responsible
