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51 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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encode
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to put an idea into symbols
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decode
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to reanslate inocmiong messages into understandable concepts
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symbols
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words, gestures, eye contact, dress, etc....anything that stands for an idea & is used to communicate
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verbal symbols
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words, language, sounds
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denotation
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the basic meaning of a word.
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connotation
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meanings people attatch to words that are beyond the dictionary meaning
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nonverbal symbols
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all the ways we encode ideas without words
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kinesics
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the study of the use of body motion to communicate
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proxemics
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the study of spatial communication - the distances betweed speakers
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paralanguage
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the ways in which you say words, including volume, pitch, speaking rate, and voice quality, as well as sounds that are not words
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unitentional communication
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sending a message that you do not mean to send
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sender
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1. idea
2. encoding 3. message |
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what does the sender send to the receiver?
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verbal & nonverbal symbols
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receiver
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1. message
2. decoding 3. idea |
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what does the receiver give to the sender?
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feedback
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comminication
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the process of sending & receiving messages as to achieve understanding
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nonverbal
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kinesics, proxemics
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verbal
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paralanguage affects verbal
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intrapersonal
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talking to yourself
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interpersonal
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tal between two or more human beings
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one-to-one communication
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involves talkign to one other person
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group discussion
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three ro more people with a common purpose
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public communication
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one or more people communicate with an audience
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mass communication
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one person or perhaps several senders communicate with a large number of listeners
receiver can turn off sender at will TV |
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full back
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an actor's back is to the audience
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full front
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actor faces the audience directly
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one-quarter right or left, or "cheating out"
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actor is neither full front nor profile, but about halfway between
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profile right or left
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actor turns so the audience can see only half his/her face
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three-quarters right or left
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actor is neither full back nor profile, but about halfway inbetween
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character, role
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the imaginry person, thing or animal the actor pretends to be onstage
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cue
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a signal to begin action or dialogue
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dialogue
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spoken words on stage
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downstage
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a movement or area TOWARD the audience
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duet scene
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a scene for two people
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exposition
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informaton given through dialogue during a scene that explains evetns leading up to the action
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gesture
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a movement, usually of the arm, that helps to express an idea or feeling
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hand prop
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a prop that can be easily handled
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improvisation
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a scene performed with little or no rehearsal; it usually includes dialogue
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monologue, solo scene
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a scene for one action, who speas his or her thoughts aloud or talks to an imaginary character or directly to the audience
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pantomime
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a performance that communicates an idea or an action without usuing dialogue!
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set
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the actual pieces of furniture, platforms, or other items on the stage
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set prop
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a large prop, such as a piece of furniture, that is not easily moved
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setting
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the imaginary place and time the stage area represents
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sight cue
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a visual signal for actors to begin action or dialogue, or for the audience to quiet down for a performance
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stage left
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a movement or area on the actor's left as he or she faces the audience
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stage property
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any item used on stage
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7th wall
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the invisible wall between the actors and the audience
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blocking
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plan movement on stage
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stage property
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any item used on stage
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7th wall
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the invisible wall between the actors and the audience
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blocking
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plan movement on stage
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