COM 202 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Psychographic, Egocentrism
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Com 202 exam 1 review (noise (speaker channel message feedback audience) situation) background. General purpose: to inform, to persuade, special occasion. Specific purpose: combines (1) general purpose, (2) audience, and (3)objective. Example. (1) to inform (2) my public speaking class (3) about healthy eating. Audience response (what they do with information) Transition: words or phrases indicating movement of points and their relations. Internal preview: mini introduction for what comes next. Internal review: mini conclusions that summarize what the speaker just covered previously. Attention grabbers: facts, stats, quotes, stories, anecdotes, narratives, humor, questions, etc. Wow statement: quotes, stories, anecdotes, narratives humor, rhetorical questions, challenge audience, etc. Connotative meaning: emotional or personal reaction of words. Culture:learned patterns of beliefs, attitudes, norms, practices, customs, and behaviors shared by a large group of people. Language: clear, correct, specific, appropriate, oral style and distinctive. Pitch, volume, rate, pause, variety, dialect, articulation, etc. Appearance, eye contact, facial expression, movement, gestures posture.
