COMM 1071 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Problem Solving, Literary Element, Thesis Statement
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Communication-an act or instance of transmitting; information communicated; a verbal or written message. Public speaking- is the process, or act of performing a speech to a live audience. This speech is deliberately structured with three general purposes: to inform, to persuade, and to entertain. Communicative competence- is a term in linguistics which refers to a language user"s grammatical knowledge of syntax, morphology, phonology and the like, as well as social knowledge about how and when to use utterances appropriately. Effectiveness- the degree to which something is successful in producing a desired result; success. Context- the parts of a written or spoken statement that precede or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing its meaning or effect. Ethics- the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc. Speech anxiety- (cid:272)a(cid:374) (cid:396)a(cid:374)ge f(cid:396)o(cid:373) a slight feeli(cid:374)g of (cid:862)(cid:374)e(cid:396)(cid:448)es(cid:863) to a (cid:374)ea(cid:396)l(cid:455) i(cid:374)(cid:272)apa(cid:272)itati(cid:374)g fea(cid:396).
