COMS 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Narratology, Communication Theory
20 Jul 2018
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Chapter Fifteen Notes…
demonstration speeches
presentations that use a series of well ordered steps to show an audience how to do
something and/or how something functions
explanatory communication
communication that deepens audience understanding of complex ideas and information
by clarifying difficult terms, explaining quasi-scientific phenomenon, or overcoming
confusion and misunderstanding
informative presentations
presentations that seek to report new information, clarify difficult terms, explain
scientific phenomena, and/or overcome confusion and misunderstanding
informatory communication
communication that creates or increases audience awareness by reporting the latest, new
information - much like news reporting
inflammatory and explanatory communication theory
a theory that explains how to make strategic decisions about the content and structure of
an informative presentation depending on whether they are primarily informatory or
explanatory in nature
narratives
the process, art, and techniques of storytelling
narrative theory
a theory claiming that storytelling- an essential aspect of human communication-has two
essential qualities: probability (coherence) and fidelity (truthfulness)
quasi-scientific phenomenon
a phrase used to explain how an explanatory presentation about a complex scientific
phenomenon can deepen audience understanding without using complicated scientific
terminology, data, and statistical methodologies
self-effacing humor
humor directed at yourself rather than at others
story
an account or report about something that happened
