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Human Comm Test 4
Elizabeth Reeves-O'Connor's Human Comm Test #4
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
05/12/2016

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Thesis
Definition
Central idea that you're trying to convey in a public speech
Term
Normal structure of a public speech
Definition
Intro, body, conclusion
Term
Functions of the introduction
Definition
capture attention
establish ethos
create a desire to listen
introduce topic and preview main ideas
Term
Functions of the conclusion
Definition
signal ending
summarize main ideas
elicit a response
provide sense of finality
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5 organizational patterns for public speeches
Definition
chronological
spatial
topical
causal
motivated sequence
Term
Types of delivery
Definition
manuscript
impromptu
extemporaneous
Term
5 canons of rhetoric
Definition
invention
style
arrangement
memorization
delivery
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3 unique characteristics of mass media
Definition
organization sending the message (not the individual)
receivers are anonymous
indirect channels/technology
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Four functions of media
Definition
surveillance
correlation
cultural transmission
entertainment
Term
Powerful effects model
Definition
Media controls the way people think - audience is passive
Term
Limited effects model
Definition
Audience can resist media influence
Term
Agenda-setting function of the media
Definition
Media can't tell you WHAT to think, but it can tell you what to think ABOUT
Term
Media hemogeny
Definition
Media messages reproduce dominant ideologies of society
Term
Cultivation theory
Definition
Media contributes to the audience's perception of social reality
Term
Mainstreaming
Definition
Media helps perpetuate and enforce commonly held stereotypes
Term
Selective exposure, elective attention, selective perception, selective retention
Definition
Ways that receivers resist media influence
Term
Uses and gratifications theory
Definition
People use media to gratify needs
Term
Interpretive communities
Definition
Groups of people who find meanings in media because of their backgrounds
Term
Characteristics of new media
Definition
digitization
multimedia
new modes of consumption
interactivity
access to information
user choice, audience fragmentation
Term
Approximeeting, stage-phoning, phone-shielding, e-fatigue
Definition
Making plans that remain in flux
Pretending to make important phone calls
Pretending to take phone calls to avoid interaction
Increased surveillance
Term
Positive and negative consequences of audience fragmentation
Definition
Greater freedom of choice, ability to search vs echo chamber
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