COMS 130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Open Hand, Wu Xing, Thesis Statement

• School: University of Kansas
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMS 130
• Professor: Qiaozhen Jia

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Coms 130-chapter 2: listening: listening is- the process of receiving, constructing meaning from and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal message. Fulfill your communicative responsibility: 5 types of listening. Discriminative listening: difference between difference sounds is identified. Empathetic listening: ability to understand a(cid:374)othe(cid:396)"s feeli(cid:374)gs. Analytical listening: focused more around the interpretation and meaning of the actual sound. Appreciative listening: listening to appreciate what the speaker is talking about. Chapter 3: overcoming speech anxiety: overcome nervousness. Presentation/delivery= how the voice and body help create the effect a speaker wants. Manuscript- read from your script, no eye contact. 1. volume: pitch-monotone, rate, fluency- pauses, filler phrases (um, er, ah, like, clarity- mumbling, pronunciation. Physical delive(cid:396)y : physical appearance, body movement and hand gestures. Use open hand gestures vary, but not disturbing stay away from the podium: facial expression. Match your expression with your verbal message. Use natural and vivid expression: eye contact- credibility, feedback, control. Be brave last about 4 or 5 seconds.