COMM 130 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Communication Apprehension, Respect Diversity, Systematic Desensitization
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Will focus on situations in which you identify the terminology in use. 7 components of a communication-based model of public speaking: source, message, channel, receivers, feedback, context, culture. How to be inclusive: recognize diversity of your audience, don"t assume you know anything about your audience members based on their race, gender etc, don"t stereotype. Goals of speeches: entertaining, special occasion, informing, persuading. Steps in preparing a presentation: analyze your audience, select your topic, research your subject, organize and outline your speech, rehearse. Communication apprehension: fear or anxiety associated with real or anticipated communication encounters. Causes of public speaking anxiety: feeling conspicuous, unfamiliar audience, new speaking situation, feeling inferior, undergoing evaluation, remembering repeated failures, english as second language. Systematic desensitization: people can cope with their anxiety by physically relaxing techniques. Cognitive restructuring: changes the way you think in order to make you less apprehensive. Skills training: enhances someone"s ability to speak to make them less afraid.
