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Chapters 1-3 Flashcards

1
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a listening role in which the listener participates and shares in the communication process by guiding the speaker towards common interests

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active listening

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2
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a listening style used to enjoy pleasurable sounds, as in music or nature

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appreciative listening

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3
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a shared goal or interest

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common ground

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4
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the process of sending and receiving messages

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communication

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5
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any obstacle that gets in the way of effective communication (attitudinal, social, educational, cultural, environmental)

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communication barrier

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6
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awareness of, faith in, or reliance on one’s ability to do the right thing in a specific situation

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confidence

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7
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the information or topics presented in a work; a work’s meaning or significance; what is expressed

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content

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8
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a strong belief in one’s message and one’s determination

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conviction

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9
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a listening style used to analyze and assess a message for logic and value

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critical listening

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10
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a desire to practice and become committed to one’s speech

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dedication

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11
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conversation between persons, actors, or groups

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dialogue

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12
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a listening style used to single out a particular sound from a particular environment

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discriminative listening

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13
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a persuasive technique that involves “striking an emotional chord”; the use of issues and values such as patriotism, family, and honor (to win a an audience’s favor)

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emotional appeal

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14
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a style of listening that encourages people to talk freely, without fear of embarassment

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empathic listening

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15
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a sincere understanding of the feelings, thoughts, and motives of others

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empathy

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16
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the energy, both intellectual and physical, a speaker transmits to inspire an audience

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enthusiuasm

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17
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a persuasive quality based on a speaker’s natural honesty, sincerity, and commitment to what is right and good

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ethical (personal) appeal

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18
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a person’s sense of right and wrong

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ethics

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19
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a comparison of unlike things

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false comparison

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20
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a biological process that activates our emergency energy system so that we can cope with danger; unpleasant, often strong, emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger

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fear

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21
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a reaction that a receiver gives to a message offered by a sender

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feedback

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22
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to use emotional barriers to absorb information selectively

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filter

23
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a warm, congenial attitude

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friendliness

24
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how an audience perceives a speaker, based on the way they present themselves and their ideas

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impression

25
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transmittal of messages between two or more people

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interpersonal communication

26
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dialogue conducted with oneself to assess one’s thoughts, feelings, and reactions

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intrapersonal communication

27
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persuasive technique based on the need to conform

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jump on the bandwagon

28
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thinking time created by the ability to listen faster than people can speak

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listening spare time

29
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the use of sequence, analysis, organization, and evidence to prove a point and persuade

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logical appeal

30
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that which is sent or said

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message

31
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an inner drive, need, or impulse that causes a person to act

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motivation

32
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to give someone a negative label without any evidence

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name calling

33
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an original or unique approach to a topic

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newness

34
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something communicated without words, as through facial expressions and body language

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nonverbal message

35
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a listing of ideas in brief, outlined form

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notes

36
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communication that is primarily spoken

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oral (or verbal) communication

37
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a person who delivers a public speech–especially a person known for doing this skillfully

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orator

38
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the art or study of public speaking

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oratory/rhetoric

39
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in a speech, a structure or form that enables an audience to follow along easily

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organization

40
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to repeat in one’s own words

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paraphrase

41
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a listening role in which the listener does not share in the responsibility for, or involve themself in the conversation process

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passive listening

42
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how one sees things

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perception

43
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a specific stage fright, often associated with musicians, actors, and other entertainers

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performance anxiety

44
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a persistent, irrational fear that causes a person to avoid specific situations

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phobia

45
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a person who intercepts a message and then decodes it

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receiver

46
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respect for oneself, often realized through self-discovery

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self-esteem

47
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a person who transmits a message

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sender

48
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to present unbalanced evidence that only presents one side

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stack the deck

49
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the nervousness felt by a speaker or performer in front of an audience

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stage fright

50
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making a distorted mental image of someone or something on the basis of an oversimplified opinion, a prejudiced attitude, or an unexamined judgment held in common by members of a group

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stereotyping

51
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to cover the main points in a compact manner, without wasted words

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summarize

52
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(1) anything that stands for an idea and is used for communication (2) an image of a person, place, thing, or action, that calls to mind some other, usually broader, idea or range of ideas

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symbol

53
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a celebrity or expert endorsement of a message

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testimonial

54
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any communication that must be read

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written communication

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