COM 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Linear Model
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Aristotle- the man linear model of communication- unidirectional- no mechanism for feedback. Transactional- the receiver now has a sense of power due to feedback. Feedback- important because it tells the sender if the message was well received. External (physical noise) and internal (emotional, psychological, etc) Environment or context- affects the message and how it will be received. Student, brother, son, youngest child (others have the power to define your role. ) Most conflict occurs when we act outside of those perceived roles. Distinguish what can be said v. what needs to be said. Ex of rhetorical sensitivity 1968 bobby kennedy is on a campaign. Slotted to go to the inner city of indianapolis and he needs to connect with an audience that is nothing like him. Then on april 4 mlk jr. dies and he has to go into an angry audience.
