COM 225 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Groupthink, Amygdala, Social Exchange Theory
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Rhetoric: is the art of public speaking but that is not all that is taught in communication. Communication examines: message exchange, identify pf people in communication, time and place of communication. #6 what events create awkward moments in communication? inappropriate disclosure, interruption. All these show how messages have an impact of people. September 6, 2017 - preface and chapter 1. Competence suggests: you have adequate knowledge and skill. In 2017, you need to nd your own solutions to problems. Authors say sometimes communications is like talking to someone from another planet. 1977 voyager was launched to start an interstellar mission which will continue inde nitely. The voyager contains a gold record with human sounds, music, and pictures in case there is other life out there in the cosmos. People think: everyone else thinks like me, we are sensitive to differences, need common language, communication is complex.
