Auburn University COMM 1000: Public Speaking Final Exam Study Guide Qurstions & Answers

linear model of communication - ANSWERStheory that views communication as a one-way process in which a source conveys an encoded message through a channel to a receiver, who then decodes that message source - ANSWERSthe person responsible for inventing the idea on which he or she intends to speak and crafting that idea to an audience encoding - ANSWERStaking an abstract notion and providing it meaning through the application of symbols message - ANSWERSthe content or idea that the source tries to convey to the audience channel - ANSWERSthe medium through which an encoded message is transmitted from a source to a receiver receiver - ANSWERSthe person or audience that a message is being transmitted to decoding - ANSWERSthe process of drawing meaning from the symbols that were used to encode a message noise - ANSWERSanything that can change the message after the source encodes and sends it physical noise examples - ANSWERSother sounds, visual barriers, poor volume and projection, distraction in the room, hunger, tiredness, and other bodily limitations psychological noise examples - ANSWERSPreoccupation with other thoughts, emotional reaction to the topic, prejudice or ill will towards the speaker, unwillingness to listen, resistance to the message. interactive model of communication - ANSWERScommunication theory that views communication as a two-way process that includes feedback and the environment feedback - ANSWERSthe receiver's response to a message that is sent to the sender environment - ANSWERSthe context in which the communication process takes place environmental elements - ANSWERSbeliefs, context, history, participants, relationships, physical setting, values transactional model of communication - ANSWERSthe theory that views communication as a constant process in which all parties simultaneously play the roles of sender and receiver similarities in conversation and speech - ANSWERSAudience-centered, attention to feedback, goal-driven, logic is required, stories for effect. differences in conversation and speech - ANSWERSlanguage choices, speeches require more organization, use of notes, no interruptions, delivery style, physical arrangement 3 public speaking myths - ANSWERSPublic speaking is a talent not a skill, speech is easy we do it all the time, there is no right way to deliver a speech phobia - ANSWERSa persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid communication apprehension - ANSWERSthe fear or anxiety associated with real or anticipated communication with another or others self-fulfilling prophecy - ANSWERSconvincing yourself that something is going to happen before it does, thus leading to the occurrence of what you originally expected physical effects of communication apprehension - ANSWERSRise in blood pressure/face flushing red, shortness of breath, galvanic skin tightening, perspiration. systematic desensitization - ANSWERSthe process whereby a person is slowly introduced to a fear such that each time he or she overcomes the fear the intensity is decreased ethics - ANSWERSinvolve morals and the specific moral choices to be made by a person ethics of choosing a topic - ANSWERSspeakers must choose topics and messages they firmly believe are in the best interests of their audience Plagiarism - ANSWERStaking the intellectual achievements of another person and presenting them as one's own global plagiarism - ANSWERStaking an entire piece of work and saying that it is your own incremental plagiarism - ANSWERSusing part of someone else's work and not citing it as a source patchwork plagiarism - ANSWERStaking ideas from more than one piece of work and putting them together into a new piece of work, and then presenting them as original work without giving due credit to the sources patchworking - ANSWERStaking original source material and changing a few words in it, but not enough to consider it a paraphrase, all the while not citing the original source material ethics of language and delivery - ANSWERSMaintain composure, describe people with respect, avoid profanity, balance simplicity and complexity, balance emotion and logic. rules for civility - ANSWERSpay attention, speak kindly, don't speak ill of others, assert yourself, don't shift responsibility and blame, respect others' opinions, listen, mind your body, respect other people's time, acknowledge others ethics as an audience member - ANSWERSKeep an open mind, do not heckle, pay attention. culture - ANSWERSthe distinctive ideas, customs, social behavior, products, or way of life of a particular nation, society, people, or period co-culture - ANSWERSgroups that are impacted by a variety of smaller specific cultures that intersect in our lives low-context cultures - ANSWERSthe language used in an interaction, in which very little emphasis is placed on the nonverbal communication, environment, and situation high-context cultures - ANSWERSlanguage in which a great deal of meaning is derived from the nonverbal expressions, environment, and situation in which the communication is taking place, and less emphasis is placed on the words race - ANSWERSa set of physical characteristics shared by a group of people, such as skin color, body type, facial structure, and hair color