COMM 1000 Review

keeping all information with the same significance on the same level

a force that can hinder the proper decoding of a message

physical noises

taking ideas from more than one work and presenting it as original with no credit

who the message is transmitting to

context in which the communication process takes place

what is a way of making an 'audience analysis' during a speech? (ch. 7)

EX: the president must legally be 35, so the president is at least 35 years old

distinctive ideas, cultures, social behaviors, or way of life of a society, people, or period

Communication as a one-way process in which a source conveys a message to a decoder

correctness of information

taking an abstract idea and giving it meaning through symbols, examples, or personal examples

key words that tell to the audience you are moving from one part of the speech to the next

argument which the major premise includes 2+ mutually exclusive alternatives

creating a hierarchy in which ideas of most general ideas appear first, then specific ideas

communication as a two-way process from the source including the feedback and environment

categories of characteristics of groups of people (race, gender, socio-economic status)

an argument based on membership in a group (such as age, gender, etc)

visual representation of the potential areas to cover in a speech

taking an entire piece of work and saying that it is your own

an outline of what is next to come in a speech; combined with transition statments

argument that reasons from known premises to an inevitable conclusion

how can one be accountable for the use of information?

statement representing your aim in a speech

how is speech different from conversation?

the major premise contains a hypothetical condition and its outcome

believing your groups perspective is the only right one and judging others on not following

information that helps you refine your topic & could be useful in explaining it in your speech

recognizes communication is constant and thus we are sender & reciever at the same time usually

what is a proper supporting material in a speech?

changing a few words from a source but not enough to be a pharaphrase, without citing sources

psychological noises

the specific moral choices to be made by a person

receiver decodes a message and their response is called ______

process where someone is slowly introduced to a fear so that they can overcome it

statement that summarizes what you have already covered and precedes transitions

medium through which a message is transmitted from source to reciever

what is the first thing to do when giving a speech?

person responsible for creating the idea or topic they give a speech on

statement that previews what you will talk about, say about it and hope the audience takes away

example where the importance lies in the details

what is not a way of combating communication apprehension?

speaking that encourages others to listen & listening that encourages others to speak

score that appears most often in a distribution of numbers (ch.8)

info that gives direct support to your thesis and main points; testimonials, examples. or stats

argument that comes to a probable conclusion

fear associated with real or anticipated communication with another or others

information that isn't common knowledge but is fascinating; cool facts, statistics, or stories

a connecting statement that signals you're done with one point and moving to another

EX: my bio class, chemistry class, and astronomy class was hard; so then science is hard to me

process of drawing meaning from symbols used to encode a message

convincing yourself something is going to happen before it does

example that is real