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Speech Vocab
Test 1
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Communication
Undergraduate 2
10/06/2015

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Term
Intrapersonal Comm.
Definition
Communication with yourself, self talk
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Interpersonal
Definition
Communication between people with an identifiable; relationship (interviewing, counseling, friends, family classmates etc) Can occur during a public speech when we disclose personal information about ourselves- self disclosing
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Impersonal
Definition
Communication about general topics
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Small group communication
Definition
Communication in groups of 3-10, focuses around a task, idea, or addressing social needs; The most difficult type because there are multiple senders and receivers- often forced (group projects)
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Computer Mediated
Definition
Occurs when using technology that facilitates comm. and interactive sharing through networks, email, texting etc
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Public Communication
Definition
Communicating to an audience of 10 or more people; sustained presentation by a individual to an audience
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Intercultural Comm.
Definition
When 2 or more people from different cultures interact
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Mass communication
Definition
Communication produced and transmitted via media to large audiences (music, tv, news, etc)
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Trait like apprehension communication anxiety
Definition
Anxiety that goes along with speaking in most situations
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Systematic desensitization
Definition
Facing the fear and getting over it
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Cognitive Restructuring
Definition
Thinking about your anxiety/fear differently
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Skills Building
Definition
The entire purpose of this class; recognizing what is triggering your fear
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4 Methods of Delivery
Definition
Impromptu, Manuscript, Memorized, Extemporaneous
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4 things to consider before a speech
Definition
Audience, content, structure, delivery
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Proxemics
Definition
The way in which we use space and distance to communicate (Consider the distance to your audience)
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Pronemics
Definition
The meanings we attach to time
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Two essentials to craft a message
Definition
Content & delivery
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Eye contact
Definition
The most expressive source of nonverbal communication.
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Primacy-Recency Effect
Definition
We are more likely to remember the first and last items conveyed orally in a series than the items in between
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Macrostructure
Definition
Introduction/body/conclusion (head, torso, feet)
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Microstructure
Definition
Language and style
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3 Key Elements of Language and Style
Definition
1. Appropriateness
2. Clarity
3. Vividness
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Language is
Definition
Symbolic and arbitrary
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Tangible intangibles
Definition
Define how others perceive us and how we gain and lose credibility
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Discriminative Listening
Definition
Listening for hidden meaning
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Critical Listening
Definition
When you hear, understand, evaluate, and assign worth to a message (Causes the most retention)
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