COMM 325 Midterm: Interviewing Exam 1

• School: Ball State University
• Department: Communication Stds
• Course: COMM 325
• Professor: Peggy Fisher

Document Summary

Communication medium: face-to-face, phone, video talk-back, video conferencing, skype, email. Tools: asking and answering questions (what you do and say) Purpose: specific purpose/reason (job, date, etc. ) Impression we have of ourselves (how you see yourself) How we react to things (what we like and dislike: reflected appraisal. Information we get from other (reflected back to us) (family) Not everything you hear from people are taken to heart. Comparison to people in the media and other things we see. What you can see of the person. Influenced by the obvious: pay attention to unique things. Cling to first impressions: bad first impressions can be bettered. Assume others are like us/the same: everyone is unique. Do(cid:374)"t ju(cid:373)p to co(cid:374)clusio(cid:374)s: give people time, they might surprise you. Perception check: check with other people, how they perceived them. Allow for change: keep an open mind, people can change.