Exploring Public Speaking Ch 2

things we are apt to assume because of age

beliefs are hard to change because of...

people may be

a physical process in which sound waves hit your ear drums and send a message to your brain.

barriers to listening

for understanding the feelings and motivations of another person

a physical process in which sound waves hit your ear drums and send a message to your brain.

takes place while listening to music, poetry, or literature or watching a play or movie

tend to communicate more inductively; they prefer to give lots of details and then move toward a conclusion

the focus(es) of chapter 2?

psychographic characteristics

taking one characteristic of a group or person and making that the sum of what that person or group is.

evaluating the validity of the arguments and information

tend to listen better, interrupt less, and collaborate more (perhaps)

very similar in many characteristics

relevant considerations for group analysis

things to consider regarding audience

regarding time we must consider...

negative response to a person, idea, object, or policy:

a mixture of different types of people and demographic characteristics is

a few persons in a group have a characteristic, so all of them do

focused on understanding and remembering important information