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35 Cards in this Set
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Public speaking |
When an individual speaks to a group of people, assuming responsibiliy for speaking for a defined length of time |
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Audience centered |
Acknowledging an audience's expectations and situations before, during, and after a speech |
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Digital divide |
The gap between populations that have a high level of access to and use of digital communications technology and populations that have a low level of access and use |
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Rhetoric |
Aristotle's term for public speaking |
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Invention |
Discovering what you want to say in a speech, such as by choosing a topic and developing good arguments |
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Arrangement |
The way ideas presented in a speech are organized |
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Style |
The language or words used in a speech |
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Memory |
Using the ability to recall information to give an effective speech |
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Delivery |
The presentation of a speech to an audience |
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Cicero's Five Arts |
Invention, Arrangement, Style, Memory, and Delivery |
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Narrative |
A story used in a speech or other form of communication |
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Distance speaking |
The planned and structured presentation of ideas transmitted from one physical location to other locations by means of information and communications technology |
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Interpersonal communication |
Two or more people interact with each other as unique individuals |
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Small-group communication |
Three or more people interact to accomplish a task or reach a shared objective |
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Organizational communication |
The flow of information that takes places within and among organizations for the purpose of accomplishing a common goal |
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Mass communication |
Originates with a media organization and is transmitted to large, fairly anonymous, and often diverse audiences |
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Public communication |
Occurs when, for a limited amount of time, an individual speaks or otherwise sends and message to people outside that individual's known social group |
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Persuasive communication environment |
The ability to access and share information in multiple forms from multiple locations in ways that transcend time and space |
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Audience |
The intended recipients of a speaker's message |
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Speaker |
The person who assumes the primary responsibility for conveying a message in a public communication context |
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Message |
The words and nonverbal cues a speaker uses to convey ideas, feelings and thoughts |
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Channel |
A mode or medium of communication |
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Noisr |
Anything that interferes with the understanding of a message |
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Feedback |
Audience members' responses to a speech |
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Context |
The situation within which a speech is given |
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Environment |
The external surroundings that influence a public speaking event |
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Speech anxiety |
Fear of speaking in front of an audience |
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Uncertainty reduction theory |
A theory that posits when individuals face an uncertain or unfamiliar situation, their level of anxiety increase |
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Spotlight effect |
A phenomenon that leads use to think other people observe us much more carefully than they actually do |
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Relabeling |
Assigning more positive words or phrases to the physicial reactions and feelings associated with speech anxiety |
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Visualization |
Imagining a successful communication event by thinking through a sequence of actions in a positive, concrete, step-by-step way |
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Illusion of transparency |
The tendency of individuals to believe that how they feel is much more apparent to others than is really the case |
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Ethical communication |
The moral aspects of our interactions with others, including truthfulness, fairness, responsibility, integrity, and respect |
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Communication climate |
The psychological and emotional tone that develops as communicators interact with one another |
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Dialogue |
Occurs when speakers are sensitive to audience needs and listen to audience members' responses and listeners pay careful attention to speakers' messages so they can respond appropriately and effectively |