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Intrapersonal CommunicationIntrapersonal Communication

Communication that takes place Communication that takes place within yourself.within yourself. EX: Deciding what to wear in the EX: Deciding what to wear in the

morning.morning.

Interpersonal CommunicationInterpersonal Communication

Communication that involves 2 Communication that involves 2 or more persons.or more persons. EX: Discussing your plans for the EX: Discussing your plans for the

weekend with your friend.weekend with your friend.

Nonverbal Nonverbal Communication/SymbolsCommunication/Symbols

Anything used to communicate Anything used to communicate that DOES NOT use language.that DOES NOT use language. EX: Picture, facial expressionEX: Picture, facial expression

Verbal Verbal Communication/SymbolsCommunication/Symbols

Anything used to communicate Anything used to communicate that relies on language and that relies on language and words.words. EX: Writing a letter.EX: Writing a letter.

Fields of ExperienceFields of Experience

Areas of knowledge, interest, or Areas of knowledge, interest, or involvement.involvement. EX: Taking a class in US History EX: Taking a class in US History

allows me to expand my allows me to expand my knowledge of history.knowledge of history.

ConversationConversation

One-to-one interpersonal One-to-one interpersonal communication on a topic of communication on a topic of interest to both people.interest to both people. EX: Texting with your BFFEX: Texting with your BFF

ThinkingThinking

The ability of humans to The ability of humans to understand, conceive, and understand, conceive, and manipulate ideas.manipulate ideas. EX: Listening to someone talk, EX: Listening to someone talk,

processing it, and then being able processing it, and then being able to change that information.to change that information.

ReasoningReasoning

The ability to think, form The ability to think, form judgments, and draw judgments, and draw conclusions.conclusions.

The process of putting evidence The process of putting evidence together into a logical argument.together into a logical argument. EX: Taking information about EX: Taking information about

politics and putting it into an politics and putting it into an argument to convince someone argument to convince someone else.else.

MemoryMemory

The brain’s storage bin.The brain’s storage bin. The ability to and process of The ability to and process of

recalling facts previously recalling facts previously learned or past experiences.learned or past experiences. EX: Susan told me something on EX: Susan told me something on

Tuesday and on Thursday I bring Tuesday and on Thursday I bring it up in a conversation.it up in a conversation.

DecodingDecoding

Translating incoming information Translating incoming information or messages into or messages into understandable concepts.understandable concepts. EX: Jonathan says something out EX: Jonathan says something out

loud, you hear and understand loud, you hear and understand what he means.what he means.

EncodingEncoding

Putting a message into symbols.Putting a message into symbols. EX: You are thinking about the EX: You are thinking about the

answer to a question, you then answer to a question, you then formulate how you can say that formulate how you can say that answer out loud.answer out loud.

Listening BarriersListening Barriers

DistractionDistraction EX: NoiseEX: Noise

DaydreamingDaydreaming EX: Thinking about your video game EX: Thinking about your video game

during class.during class. Close-mindednessClose-mindedness

EX: You won’t listen to Mary because EX: You won’t listen to Mary because she doesn’t have your same opinion.she doesn’t have your same opinion.

Listening only to what is easy to Listening only to what is easy to understandunderstand You tune out when someone uses a big You tune out when someone uses a big

word.word.

SymbolSymbol

Anything that stands for Anything that stands for something else and is used for something else and is used for communication.communication. EX: $, languageEX: $, language

ParalanguageParalanguage

The ways in which you say The ways in which you say words, including volume, pitch, words, including volume, pitch, speaking rate, and voice quality, speaking rate, and voice quality, as well as sounds that are not as well as sounds that are not words.words. EX: SarcasmEX: Sarcasm

PitchPitch

The highness or lowness of The highness or lowness of soundssounds

VolumeVolume

The loudness or quietness of The loudness or quietness of sound.sound. EX: Yelling, whisperingEX: Yelling, whispering

Controls of NervousnessControls of Nervousness

PreparationPreparation Research, Study, WriteResearch, Study, Write

RelaxationRelaxation Yawn, Stretch, Close Eyes, Breathe DeepYawn, Stretch, Close Eyes, Breathe Deep

AttitudeAttitude Positive Self Talk, Reflect on YourselfPositive Self Talk, Reflect on Yourself

ConcentrationConcentration Focus on your subject, not yourselfFocus on your subject, not yourself

HumorHumor Jokes, Funny PhrasesJokes, Funny Phrases

MovementMovement Use Structured MovementUse Structured Movement

PracticePractice Say aloud, In front of peopleSay aloud, In front of people

Controlled Stage FrightControlled Stage Fright

The realization that a feeling of The realization that a feeling of tension is natural and can tension is natural and can actually sharpen thinking, so actually sharpen thinking, so that nervousness can be that nervousness can be regulated.regulated. EX: You have practiced and feel EX: You have practiced and feel

confident, as your body starts to confident, as your body starts to get nervous, you tell yourself you get nervous, you tell yourself you can do this.can do this.

Runaway Stage FrightRunaway Stage Fright

Feelings of anxiety that are so Feelings of anxiety that are so intense that one loses control.intense that one loses control. EX: You start to feel nervous and EX: You start to feel nervous and

continue thinking about that continue thinking about that nervousness unitl it gets so bad nervousness unitl it gets so bad you are shaking.you are shaking.

Audience AnalysisAudience Analysis

Learning everything you can Learning everything you can about the background, attitudes, about the background, attitudes, and interests of the people who and interests of the people who will listen to you.will listen to you. EX: Finding out the general age EX: Finding out the general age

range of your audience to pick the range of your audience to pick the right type of language.right type of language.

Specific PurposeSpecific Purpose

The intention of a speaker; that The intention of a speaker; that which the speaker wants the which the speaker wants the listeners to know, think, believe, listeners to know, think, believe, or do as a result of hearing a or do as a result of hearing a speech.speech. EX: I write my speech about EX: I write my speech about

pandas because I want people to pandas because I want people to know more about them.know more about them.

Figurative LanguageFigurative Language

SimileSimile The bed was as soft as a cloud.The bed was as soft as a cloud.

MetaphorMetaphor The bed was a fluffy cloud.The bed was a fluffy cloud.

PersonificationPersonification The air was angry as it whipped through The air was angry as it whipped through

the trees.the trees. HyperboleHyperbole

There were 100 million people at the There were 100 million people at the mall on Saturday.mall on Saturday.

Speech Delivery MethodsSpeech Delivery Methods

ManuscriptManuscript You write the speech out as a script and You write the speech out as a script and

read it to the audience.read it to the audience. MemorizationMemorization

You learn and recite the speech word-You learn and recite the speech word-for-word without any notes.for-word without any notes.

ExtemporaneousExtemporaneous You prepare notes and outlines but do You prepare notes and outlines but do

not memorize exact words.not memorize exact words. ImpromptuImpromptu

You have little or no time to prepare and You have little or no time to prepare and present a speech.present a speech.

Parts of the Communication Parts of the Communication Cycle/ModelCycle/Model

SENDER

MESSAGE

RECEIVER

FEEDBACK

InterviewInterview

A formal kind of interpersonal A formal kind of interpersonal communication often involving communication often involving two persons with a particular or two persons with a particular or definite goal in mind.definite goal in mind. Meeting and talking with the Meeting and talking with the

manager at Wal-mart for a job.manager at Wal-mart for a job.

Types of GesturesTypes of Gestures

EmphaticEmphatic Stress or emphasizeStress or emphasize

TransitionalTransitional Transition from one part to Transition from one part to

another partanother part DescriptiveDescriptive

Describe thingsDescribe things LocativeLocative

Show direction or locationShow direction or location

Speaking TechniquesSpeaking Techniques

Use specific wordsUse specific words Mother is more specific than womanMother is more specific than woman

Rhetorical QuestionsRhetorical Questions Asking a question to have the audience Asking a question to have the audience

think about the answerthink about the answer RepetitionRepetition

Saying the same idea with the same Saying the same idea with the same wordswords

RestatementRestatement Stating the same idea with different Stating the same idea with different

wordswords

CommunicationCommunication

The process of sending and The process of sending and receiving messages to achieve receiving messages to achieve understanding.understanding.