Exam 1 (chpt 2, 3, 4, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21) Flashcards
One of the skills employers seek?
Skill in verbal communication
Name the 3 vital life skills that you can gain through better verbal communication.
1) Enhance your career as a student
2) Find new opportunities for Civic Engagement
3) Demonstrate respect for difference
Name the 4 categories of human communication.
1) Dyadic
2) Small group communication
3) Mass Communication
4) Public Speaking
What is dyadic communication?
Happens between two people, as in a conversation.
What is small group communication?
involves a small group of people who can see and speak directly with one another
What is mass communication?
occurs between a speaker and a large audience of unknown people
What is public speaking?
a speaker delivers a message with a specific purpose to an audience of people who are present during the delivery of the speech
Name the 5 elements present in the interactive communication process?
1) Source
2) the receiver
3) the message
4) the channel
5) the shared meaning
What is source as it pertains to the interactive communication process?
sender that creates the message
What is encoding
creating
organizing
producing
What is the term for the recipient of the sources message?
Receiver or audience
What is decoding?
interpreting the message of the source
What is feedback?
the audience’s response to the message
What is the message?
the content of the communication process: thoughts and ideas put into meaningful expressions, either verbally or nonverbally
What is the channel?
The medium through which the speaker sens a message
What is meant by rhetorical situation?
All speeches are delivered in response to or a circumstance calling for a public response.
What is meant by audience-centered perspective?
keeping the needs, values, attitudes, and wants of your listeners firmly in focus
