Communication Midterm
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Communication vocabulary for the first semester mid-term
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Source | a person with an idea to express |
| message | idea conveyed to the audience |
| encode | verbal and nonverbal symbols to express ideas |
| channel | medium of delivery |
| receivers | audience |
| decode | process symbols and interpret the message |
| noise | interference that might distract a receiver |
| feedback | audience reaction |
| transaction | exchange between source and receiver |
| shared meaning | common understanding between source and receiver |
| world view | way he/she interprets reality |
| critical thinking | decide what to believe and how to act after evaluation of evidence |
| ethics | set of shared beliefs by a group about what behaviors are acceptable |
| invention | generation of ideas for use in a speech |
| arrangement | structuring ideas to convey them effectively to an audience |
| style | choice of language that will best express the speaker's ideas |
| memory (preparation) | practice; work that a speaker does to take command of their material |
| delivery | speaker's use of his or her voice and body during the presentation |
| audience analysis | learning about your audience |
| topic | subject addressed in the speech |
| rhetorical purpose | primary goal of your presentation |
| thesis statement | single sentence that sums up the message about your topic |
| main points | major ideas that are emphasized |
| supporting material | information that supports your claims |
| brainstorming | internal way to generate materials |
| research | gather information from experts |
| bibliographic information | noting information about the author and his research |
| outline | written way to organize a speech |
| body | core of your speech |
| subpoints | expand mainpoints |
| subordination | each main point must relate to the specific purpose of the speech |
| introduction | contains the attention getter, thesis statement, tell the audience what's in the speech, establish credibility |
| conclusion | provides summary of main points and the clincher (closing statement relating the intro with your conclusion) |
| style | word choice |
| extemporaneous delivery | ability to deliver a speech smoothly |
| speech anxiety | stage fright |
| visualization | imagining your success to help relieve anxiety |
| relaxation strategies | techniques to reduce stress |
| hearing | passively receiving messages |
| listening | actively paying attention to what you're hearing and what non-verbal cues |
| unprocessed note taking | word for word notes without thinking about what they are writting down |
| nonlistening | not paying attention |
| interruptive listening | one person is constantly interupting the other (speaker or listener) |
| agenda-driven listening | speaker soley focuses on the mechanisms of their presentation |
| argumentative listening | listening to only as much as someone needs to satisfy their arguments/ speaker only uses parts of research or an interview to satisfy their needs for their speech |
| nervous listening | feeling compelled to talk through silences because it makes them uncomfortable |
| internal noise | internal distractions |
| speech critique | feed back |
| interactive listening | filter out distractions, focus, and communicate that you paid attention |
| constructive criticism | feedback that is negative and positive that will help a speaker |
| defeated listening | listeners have given up because a speech is too difficult to follow |
| superficial listening | audience acts as if they are listening |
| situational characteristics | factors in a speech setting |
| audience size | number of people being presented too |
| presentation time | length of time needed to deliver speech |
| body clock/ chronemics | time of day or week your audience will be listening to the speech |
| location/forum | setting of speech |
| demographics | characteristics of listeners |
| race | common heritage |
| ethnicity | cultural background (ex: religion, language, origin) |
| common ground | shared beliefs, values, and experiences |
| prior exposure | extent to which the audience has already heard your message |
| disposition | audience attitude toward your message |
| survey | questions to ask audience before your speech |
| situational audience analysis | analize audience during your speech |
| fixed response questions | true or false questions |
| scaled questions | highest to lowest, disagree/agree |
| open ended | write an answer of their choosing |
| word association | writing some starter words then write whatever comes to mind to help find a subject |
| specific purpose | specific objective of the speech |
| mind mapping | writting a subject in the middle of a page and then writing whatever comes to mind |
| context | occasion, surrounding environment, and situation in which you will deliver your presentation |
| persuasive | seek to convice audience members to consider or adopt a new position or belief |
| mark a special occasion | seek to honor an occasion by entertaining, inspiring, or emotionally moving your audience |
| informative | purpose to inform, educate, or promote understanding |
| dictionary defenition | meaning of a term presented in a dictionary |
| expert defenition | comes from a person who is a credible source of information on your topic |
| etymological definiton | explains the linguistic origin of the term |
| expert testimony | can be used to establish credibility and to prove facts |
| lay testimony | not done by experts; used to show how a person can be effected by the topic of a speech |
| analogy | comparison |
| spatial pattern | parts relate to each other spatially |
| temporal pattern | moves beginning to end |
| causal pattern | explains roots of process/event |
| comparison | presents similarities and differences |
| criteria application | topic must be met for a conclusion |
| narrative | speech as a story |
| categorical | separate topics that support a thesis |
| signposts | phrases within a sentence that help your audience understand your speech structure |
| rhetorical question | a question that you want the audience to ask in their head |
| extemporaneous delivery | speak from limited notes rather than reading word for word |
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