Personal Benefits of Speech
increase knowledge, help to succeed in college, build confidence
Communication
Process of sharing meaning by sending and receiving symbolic cues
Triangle of meaning
interpreter, symbol, referent
Interpreter
anyone who attaches meaning to a symbol
Symbol
anything to which we attach meaning
Referent
object or idea the symbol represents
Intrapersonal
communicating with oneself
Interpersonal
communicating with 2 people
Group
3 or more people interacting and influencing each other to achieve a common goal
Public
one person speaking to an audience
Mass
Communication on a large scale
Encoding
selecting symbols to carry your message
Message
ideas communicated verbally and non verbally
Channel
way a message is sent
Physical Setting
where
Occasion
why
Physical Noise
distractions origination from the communication environment
Psychological Noise
in the mind of the communicator
Physiological Noise
distractions originating from the body of the communicator
Receiver
decodes the message
Decode
attaching meaning to the symbols received
feedback
response
Ethics
moral standards used to discriminate between right and wrong, good from bad
Principle of Ethics #1
all parties in the communication process have an ethical responsibility
Ex. Speak to benefit your listeners
Principle of Ethics #2
speakers and listeners posses attitudes that pervade their character and guide their actions before, during, and after the speech
Ex.Avoid prejudging speakers or there ideas
Listening
Intermittent active and learned process of giving attention to Aural stimuli
Receiving
is hearing
Select
focus
interpret
Content
Understand
Context
Evaluate
True/False
Resolve
Decide what to do
Physical Distractions
the environment
psychological Distractions
the mind of the listener
Physiological Distractions
the body of the listener
Factual Distractions
trying to remember all the details of a message
Semantic Distractions
a confusion over the meaning of words
Intermittent
From time to time
Active
requires you to concentrate, interpret, and respond, basically to be involved