COMM 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Formal Language, Mental Image, Ethnocentrism
23 Oct 2016
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****in this chapter, we discuss how speech class will train us in researching topics, organizing ideas, and presenting ourselves skillfully (page 25) Aristotle"s (cid:862)rhetori(cid:272)(cid:863) is still (cid:272)o(cid:374)sidered the (cid:271)est (cid:271)ook a(cid:271)out pu(cid:271)li(cid:272) speaking. Oldest known handbook on effective speech was written on papyrus in egypt 4,500 years ago. Adrenaline: a hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress. Positive nervousness: controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for her or his presentation. Visualization: mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation. Critical thinking: focused, organized thinking about such things as the logical relationships among ideas, the soundness of evidence, and the differences between fact and opinion. Speaker: the person who is presenting an oral message to a listener. Message: whatever a speaker communicates to someone else. Channel: the means by which a message is communicated. Listener: the perso(cid:374) (cid:449)ho re(cid:272)ei(cid:448)es the speaker"s (cid:373)essage.
