Lesson 1 Flashcards
Communicates about hunting and rituals through hand signals, cave art, verbal sounds
Development of Language
Writing systems started such as Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, Chinese symbols. Is also developed to track agriculture and trade, and help manage land ownership, religion, and society.
Age of Writing
Year of Development of Language
between 60,000 - 200,000 years ago
Year of Age of writing was
3500 BCE - 1200 BCE
one of the earliest stories written down—an ancient adventure
The Epic of Gilgamesh
invention of printing press made books affordable to the average person
mass communication
first book printed on gutenberg’s press
gutenberg bible
gutenberg’s printing press
1450
telegraph
1830’s
radio
1901
television
1927
mass communication was on the year
1450 CE - 20th century
the internet & wireless communication technology made it possible for people to make calls, get info, or order anywhere and anytime
information age
information age was on the year
1990’s to present
world wide web
1990s
social media
1997
ability to change someone’s mind and behavior without force or manipulation
art of persuasion
communication that seeks to alter the perspective of others and convince them of something
rhetoric
developing and refining arguments
inventio (invention)
arranging and organizing arguments for maximum impact
dispositio (arrangement)
determining how to present arguments using figures of speech and other rhetorical techniques
elecutio (style)
learning and memorizing speech to deliver it without use of notes
memoria (memory)
practicing how to deliver speech using gestures, pronunciation and tone of voice
actio (delivery)
occurs within one-self through self talk
intrapersonal
two people who influence each other’s lives, often structured by social norms (planned/not)
interpersonal
three or more people working toward a shared goal, more intentional and formal
group
one person delivering to a larger audience, focused on the sender of the message
public
sending messages to larger audience through media, requires planning and technology, and feedback is delayed
mass
provide visual representation of how communication functions in different contexts
models
sees communication as linear, one-way process
transmission
misunderstanding to unfamiliar words/symbols
semantic
two-way communication, alternating between sender and receiver
interaction
individual create and shape social realities together, participants are referred as communicators
transaction
stated rules/unstated norms that guide
social context
interpersonal history and type of relationship we have with a personality
relational context
race, gender, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, class and ability
cultural context
message is easily understood, use precise language and avoid jargon
clarity
deliver info briefly and directly
conciseness
use accurate info & proper grammar
correctness
structure messages logically
coherent
be empathetic
consideration
specific examples to avoid vagueness
concreteness
maintain unity in tone and content
consistency
body movement and gestures
kinesics
vocal characteristics
paralanguage
time
chronemics
people get sad during the winter
seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
space
proxemics
