Communication Contexts
Communication Apprehension
Listening
Topic Selection
Outlining
100
The person who invents the idea of a message.
What is the source?
100
Fear of a specific object, activity, situation one wishes to avoid.
What is phobia?
100
Listening for enjoyment.
What is listening for appreciation?
100
Generating ideas and listing them as they arise.
What is brainstorming?
100
The process of creating a hierarchy of ideas.
What is subordination?
200
The person to whom a message is being delivered.
What is a receiver?
200
Convincing yourself that something is going to happen before it does.
What is self-fulfilling prophecy?
200
Listening to understand a concept or process.
What is listening for comprehension?
200
The process of revising a broad topic to specific subtopics.
What is narrowing a topic?
200
Information on the same level has the same significance, eg., main points and subpoints.
What is coordination?
300
The medium through which a message is delivered.
What is a channel?
300
An instrument of 24 questions concerning feelings about communicating with others.
What is the Personal Report of Communication Apprehension?
300
Listening to evaluate a message.
What is critical listening?
300
A visual representation of potential topics.
What is a concept map?
300
An sentence outline used to prepare and practice a speech.
What is a preparation outline?
400
The process of drawing meaning from symbols in a message?
What is decoding?
400
dry mouth shortness of breath rise in blood pressure perspiration
What are physical effects of communication?
400
Listening with a purpose and a high degree of attention.
What is active listening?
400
A speaker's statement that provides a sharp and clear focus of a speech.
What is a specific purpose statement?
400
An key-word outline used to deliver a speech.
What is a speaking outline?
500
Forces that distract from the message.
What is noise?
500
Visualization Breathing Exercises Progressive Muscle Relaxation
What are relaxation techniques?
500
Listening without engaging for comprehension or criticism.
What is passive listening?
500
The core idea a speaker wishes to communicate to the audience.
What is a thesis?
500
The introduction, body. and conclusion.
What are the three parts of a speech?
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