Unit I Flashcards
Intrapersonal Communication
Communication with yourself
Interpersonal Communication
Communication with another person
Small Group Communication
Communication with a group of people where everyone has the same chance of speak
Public Communication
Communication where one person or small group of people are talking to an audience
Mass Communication
Communication through media
Communication Competence
Sharing ideas by speaking efficiently and appropriately in a certain situation
Introduction
Includes a hook, thesis, and preview sentence (in that order)
Conclusion
Includes a restatement of thesis, review of preview statement, and memorable ending (in that order)
Chronological Organization Pattern
Organizes information in terms of time (historical)
Spatial Organization Pattern
Organizes information based on their relation to each other (location and geography)
Cause-Effect Organization Pattern
Demonstrates important relationships between two variables
Problem-Solution Organization Pattern
Describes a problem and the solution to that problem (persuasive)
Topical Organization Pattern
Arranged information according to different sub-topics within a larger topic
Last Point, Next Point Transitional Sentence
References last point and then begins next point
Ordinal Numbers Transitional Sentence
Using numbers that show position or order in a sequence of ideas
Rhetorical Question Transitional Sentence
Start every body paragraph with a question
Signpost Transitional Sentence
Using words, such as “another” and “in addition to” to indicate a change in topic
Impromptu
Speech with little to no preparation
Extemporaneous
Speech that has been prepared to sound as thought it is being delivered spontaneously
Scripted Speech
Speech composed word for word on a manuscript and then read aloud exactly as it is written
Memorized Speech
Speech that is written word for word and then delivered from memory
Informative Communication
Used to transmit information
Persuasive Communication
Used to convince others
Ritualistic Communication
Used to reinforce our identities