Comm101

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Goals of Informative Speech

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Enhance understanding and maintain interest

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Reasoning

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The process of drawing a conclusion from evidence

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Evidence

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Consists of the facts, examples, opinions, and statistics that a speaker uses to support a conclusion

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Attitudes

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Is a learned predisposition to respond favorably or unfavorably toward something

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Beliefs

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Is what you understand to be true or false

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Values

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A value is an enduring concept of right and wrong and good and bad.

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Persuasion

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Is the process of changing or reinforcing attitudes, beliefs, values, or behavior

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Rhetoric

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Is the process of discovering in any particular case the available means of persuasion

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Ethos

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Is used to persuade an effective communicator represents information that is credible

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Logos

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Literally means word. The term refers to the rational logic

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Pathos

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Used to refer to the use of appease to emotion

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Use listener’s Needs (Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs)

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The classical theory that outlines basic human needs. Hierarchy of needs motivates everyone’s behavior

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Physical needs

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The most basic needs of of all humans are physiological

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Safety needs

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We have need to feel safe, secure, and protected, and we need to be able to predict that our own and our loved ones needs for safety are met.

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Social Needs

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We all need to feel loved and valued

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Self-Esteem Needs

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The need for self-esteem reflects our desire to think well of ourselves

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Self Actualization

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This is the need to fully realize on’s highest potential

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Positive Motivation

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Comprised of Emphasize Positive Values and Emphasize Benefits, not just features

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Emphasize Positive Values

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Common values to determine what would e accrue to your listeners

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Negative Motivation

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If you don’t stop that I am going to tell mom. Persuasion technique of fear appeal

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Emphasize Benefits, Not just Features

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Benefit is a good result or something that creates a positive feeding for the listener (heart). Feature is simply a characteristic of whatever it is that you are talking about (brain). Heart always trumps brain

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Eye Contact Effectively

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Look early, look right at them, look at everybody, look everywhere, and look at individuals.

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High-Content Cultures

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The content of the message including nonverbal cues, tone of voice, posture, and facial expression is often more important than the words.

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Low-Content Cultures

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The words in a message are given more attention than the surrounding context.

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Culture

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Is a learned system of knowledge, behavior, attitudes, beliefs, values, and norms shared by the group

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Ethnicity

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Is that portion of a person’s cultural background that related to a national or religious heritage.

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Race

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Is his or her biological heritage for example Caucasian, or Latino/Latina

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Which term is less accurate? Race or Ethnicity?

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Race is less accurate in attempting to describe a group of people than the term ethnicity

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Demographic Audience Analysis

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Analyzing an audience by examining demographic information so as to develop a clear and effective message.

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Sexual Orientation

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Being sensitive to others orientation and not saying slanderous terms. An audience centered speaker is sensitive to contemporary issues and attitudes related to sexual orientation.

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Individualistic Cultures

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Individualistic achievement is emphasized more than a group.

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Collectivist Cultures

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Group or team achievement is emphasized more than group achievement.

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Analyzing Information About Your Audience

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Learn your audiences backgrounds in three types: demographic psychological and situational.

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Understanding your listening styles

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There are four: people orientated listeners, action orientated listeners, content orientated listeners, time orientated listeners.

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Listen With Your Eyes As Well as Your Ears

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Looks for nonverbal cues to enhance understanding and adapts to the speakers delivery.

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Listening Mindfully

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Is aware of whether or not he or she is listening, controls emotions, and mentally asks what’s in it for me?

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Receiver Apprehension

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Is fear of misunderstanding or misinterpreting, or of not being able to adjust psychologically to, message spoken by others.

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How to overcome Receiver Apprehension

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Work harder to comprehend he information, use technology take accurate notes, raise awareness, be more redundant, use presentation aids.

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Difference Between Speech Rate and Thought Rate

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Difference gives you time to ignore a speaker periodically. You can enhance your. Listening by summarizing what the speaker is saying from time to time.

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Prejudice

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One way to describe hat the topic has little value for you before you even hear the message. When you prejudge a message your ability to understand it decreases.

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Informative Overload

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Way too much stats, numbers, facts, and not enough clarity and the audience losses interest from lack of processing so much information.