Communication and Culture
How do we define the word culture?
The totality of learned, shared symbols, language, values, and norms that distinguish one group of people from another.
What are the four methods that can be used in Informative speeches?
Define, describe, explain, demonstrate
How does your textbook define language?
What does APA stand for and why was it created?
American Psychological Association. Created to give social science researchers a way to cite sources in the same way.
What are the four basic styles of delivery?
Impromptu, extemporaneous, scripted, and memorized.
What is the difference between an in-group and an out-group?
An in-group is a group of people we identify with. An out-group is a group of people we see as different from us.
How do you ensure you are speaking ethically?
Use information from reputable sources, understand the information you are presenting, incorporate verbal footnotes, be clear when you are speculating.
What is credibility?
Write both forms of in-text citation for an article written by James Brown in 2008.
Brown (2008) discusses...
(Brown, 2008)
What is public speaking anxiety, or stage fright?
Nervousness or fear brought on by performing in front of an audience.
What is a co-culture?
Groups of people who share values, customs, and norms related to mutual interests or characteristics other than their national citizenship.
How do you make it easy for your audience to listen to your speech?
Keep it short, keep it simple, start with what's familiar, repeat key points, and make it fun.
Define a Cliche.
Write both forms of in-text citations for an article written by authors Matthew Savage and Rachael Record in 2017.
Savage and Record (2017) discuss...
(Savage & Record, 2017)
What six pieces of advice does your textbook give for making public speaking anxiety an advantage?
What is an Individualistic Culture?
People believe their primary responsibility is to themselves. (i.e. you're told to "be yourself" and "there's no one in this world like you").
How do you involve your audience when speaking informatively?
Invite direct participation, ask for volunteers, poll the audience, pose a hypothetical situation, refer to individual listeners, invite questions.
What are the four different types of language rules?
Phonological rules, syntactic rules, semantic rules, pragmatic rules.
Write the reference list for the following article:
Authors: Rachael Record, Matthew Savage, Heather Canary.
Article Title: The eclipse of listening
Journal Title: The Journal of Applied Communication
Volume No.: 11
Issue No.: 7
Publishing Year: 2019
Link: https://doi.org
Record, R., Savage, M., Canary, H. (2019). The eclipse of listening. The Journal of Applied Communication, 11(7). https://doi.org
What physical elements affect your delivery of a speech? (nonverbal communication)
Facial expressions, eye contact, posture and body position, gestures, personal appearance.
What is a collectivistic culture?
Individuals are taught that their primary responsibilities are to their families, their communities, and their employers (i.e. I am my family and my family is me).
List the priorities for each component of an informative speech.
Introduction: generate interest; present your thesis; relate your topic to yourself and to your listeners; preview your main points.
Body: present each of your main points, with appropriate transitions; have at least three main points that are sufficiently related to one another.
Transitions: use transitions to review the material you have presented already; use transitions to present material you are about to present.
Conclusion: reinforce your idea by reviewing your main points; create a memorable moment for your audience.
What's the difference between a denotative meaning and a connotative meaning?
Denotative: the literal meaning of a word.
Connotative: the ideas or concepts the word suggests in addition to its literal meaning.
Write both in-text citations AND the reference list for the following information:
Article title: On being included: Racism and diversity in institutional life
Journal Title: The Journal of Applied Communication
Authors: Caroline Mahone, Ian Strate
Year Published: 2021
Volume No.: 18Issue No.: 8
Link: https://doi.orgMahoney and Strate (2021) explain...
(Mahoney & Strate, 2021)
Mahoney, C., & Strate, I. (2021). On being included: Racism and diversity in institutional life. The Journal of Applied Communication, 18(8). https://doi.org
What vocal elements affect your delivery of a speech? Give the definition for one or more of the vocal elements.
Rate, volume, pitch, articulation, fluency.