CMST 2060 : CMST Midterm
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Ex: hitler: topic discovery system- taking a broad topic and narrowing it down, sports to professional sports to nfl. When you aren"t listening: attention may be drifting, distractions around the room, preconcerned notion- thinking you know what someone will say before they say it, disagreement, when something else is on your mind, prejudice/inflexible, emotional/intellectual barrier. Tips to listen better: get ready to listen, get rid of listening barriers, leave distractions behind, listen for content then the delivery, get rid of judgments, be an effective note taker, provide positive feedback. Speaker-audience connection: talk to the audience, use language to communicate rather than impress, demographics- characteristics of the audience. Unite: connect main ideas using transitions, transitions- verbal bridges that connect ideas, according to, for example, on the contrary, etc. Internal previews- comes before main idea or point to let the audience know it"s coming. Internal summary- follows main idea or point to let audience know what you just said.
