COMM 131 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Communication Accommodation Theory, Egocentrism, Rhetorical Question

• School: Towson University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 131
• Professor: Lightfoot

Document Summary

1: ways of dealing with public speaking anxiety (book and notes, seven elements of speech communication process, two types of interference (noise, communication accommodation theory (notes) 3: five steps in the listening process (notes, four kinds of listening, four causes of poor listening, strategies for becoming a better listener. 5: two types of general purposes, specific purpose (checklist, central idea (checklist, residual message. 6: audience-centeredness, identification, egocentrism, demographic audience analysis (demographic factors, situational audience analysis (traits of audience specific to speaking situation at hand) 9: strategic organization, five basic patterns of organization used most often by public speakers (including type of speech each is used for most often, main points (checklist, transition, signpost. 10: elements of the introduction (notes, methods of gaining audience attention, rhetorical question, ways of establishing credibility, elements of the conclusion (notes, ways to re-motivate the audience, methods of concluding memorably. 11: preparation outline (definition and guidelines, speaking outline (definition and guidelines, delivery cues.