COMM 1020 Lecture 1: COMM 1020 - Intro to Public Speaking Notes
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Leaders are needed to hold the listeners attention. The top ranked skill that is valued by employers is having communication skills. The job of the source is to encode, or translate, the ideas and images in his or her mind into verbal or nonverbal symbols (a code) that and audience can recognize. The speech itself - both what is said and how it is said. Individual audience member, whose decoding of the message will depend on his or own particular blend of past experiences, attitudes, beliefs, and values. External - air conditioner, people in the hallway, cell phones. The receiver gives feedback from the source"s speech.
