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Chapter 2 - Elements of Communication Flashcards

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Verbal Communication involves

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The choice of words and the order of the words in a sentence

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Verbal Messages

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The spoken words you use when communicating

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Words have different __________ to some, and ___________ change over time

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Meaning/s

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Denotative Meaning

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Definition found in the dictionary

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Connotative meaning

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Emotional or personal response (how it makes you feel/makes you think of)

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Words may ____________ ________, or their __________ may change

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Disappear entirely, meanings

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Slang

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Informal language unique to a particular group

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Words from a variety of __________ ______________ are integrated into everyday vocabulary

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Ethnic backgrounds

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As a communicator, what do you need to be aware of

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The different meanings of words and how words change over time

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Nonverbal Messages

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Messages expressed without words

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Others make first judgements about you based on your

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Appearance

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A persons face often reveals very quickly

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Their emotions

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Your posture communicates a lot about your

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Mood or feelings

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The way gestures are used may tell others something about a speakers

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Enthusiasm

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Hand signals vary according to

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Culture and community

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Four elements of your voice that you can change for different effects when you communicate are

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  • Pitch
  • Rate
  • Quality
  • Volume
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3 environmental factors that affect communication

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  • Space
  • Time
  • Place
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Time affects

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Communication

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What changes the way you communicate

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Different settings

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You depend heavily on nonverbal messages to understand

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Feelings and attitudes

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Good communicators learn to read _________ cues rather than relying only on the _______ message

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Nonverbal, verbal

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Nonverbal messages differ according to

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Culture

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Verbal and nonverbal messages are central to the

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Communication process

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Perception

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The process of giving meaning to information you learn through your five senses

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The 2 steps of perception

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  1. ) something affects your senses

2. ) you interpret & explain the sensation to yourself

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The meaning of a message tends to change as it

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Moves from person to person

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Every person view the world slightly differently and therefore

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No 2 people interpret the same message in the same way

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Although most people have the use of all their senses

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They may have very different abilities

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Your past experiences add to differences in perception and to your

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Ability to understand what you perceive

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Your past experiences will influence how you

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Accept or reject a message

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Past experience influences how people

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Talk and how they listen

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How you feel _________ ____ ____________ also affects communication

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Mentally and physically

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Channel

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The means by which a message is transmitted

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Verbal and nonverbal messages are sent through a channel that uses

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The human senses

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Noise

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Anything that interferes with a listeners ability to receive a message

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Noise can be

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Inside or outside the listener

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Noise in the channel can lead to

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Faulty perception and misunderstanding

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Feedback

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Consists of the verbal and nonverbal messages that tell speakers how they are being perceived

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Feedback may be

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Positive or negative

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Feedback may differ

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Across cultures

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Self Feedback is

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The message you give yourself as you pay attention to your own behavior

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Context

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The setting and people that surround a message

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Context provided the background that helps reveal

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The messages real meaning

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___________ is the first pet of context

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Setting

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Different ________ cultures may talk about different ________

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Cultures, topics

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All human communication takes a place within an

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Overall context

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