Chapter 1
What are the five canons of Rhetoric?
Bonus 10 points: Who created them?
What is invention, arrangement, style, delivery, and memory?
Who is Cicero?
The steps of the perceptual process in order are…
Selecting, organizing, and interpreting
What are the three tenets of the triangle of meaning?
What are symbol, thought, and referent?
Pitch, volume, rate, vocal quality, and verbal fillers refers to the vocalized but nonverbal parts of a message. What is this called?
What is paralanguage?
Many informative speakers have a tendency to pack a ten-minute speech with as much information as possible. What is this called?
What is information overload?
Which model of communication emphasizes the importance of feedback between participants?
What is the Interaction Model?
The Interaction Model of communication emphasizes the importance of feedback between participants, acknowledging communication as a two-way process.
Grouping objects or people based on their physical closeness is an example of what type of categorization?
What is categorization by proximity?
What refers to definitions that are accepted by the language group as a whole, or the dictionary definition of a word?
What is denotation?
There are multiple types of nonverbal communication. The type of nonverbal communication that refers to the study of gestures is known as…
What is kinesics?
Informing through ___ entails creating verbal pictures for your audience.
What is description?
Taylor Swift announcing the release of 1989 (Taylors Version) is an example of what type of communication?
What is mass communication?
Mass communication is the form of communication that typically involves the use of media to reach a large audience.
What are the cognitive structures that store and organize information, allowing us to categorize and interpret the world around us?
Bonus 10 points: Where in the perception process does schemata belong?
What is schemata?
"I believe that red car was speeding" is an example of which type of verbal expression?
What is expressing thought?
When we express thoughts, we draw conclusions based on what we have experienced. In the perception process, this is similar to the interpretation step. We take various observations and evaluate and interpret them to assign them meaning (a conclusion).
When verbal and nonverbal messages contradict, which generally takes precedence?
What is nonverbal cues?
Three organizational patterns that are particularly useful for informative speaking are...
What are topical, chronological, and spatial?
Of the various needs that people require, our need to present ourselves to others and be thought of in particular ways is known as what?
What are identity needs?
What adjectives would you use to describe yourself? Are you funny, smart, loyal, or quirky? Your answer isn’t just based on who you think you are, since much of how we think of ourselves is based on our communication with other people.
What refers to the judgments and evaluations we make about our self?
What is self esteem?
While self-concept is descriptive, self-esteem is judgmental, involving positive or negative evaluations of the traits and characteristics that make up our self-concept.
Describing something as "lit" is an example of what?
What is slang?
Refers to new or adapted words that are specific to a group, context, and/or time period; regarded as less formal; and representative of people’s creative play with language.
An "ok" sign or thumbs up are examples of what kind of gesture?
What are emblems?
Emblems are gestures that have a specific agreed-on meaning within a cultural context.
An informative speech that explains the steps of creating a home compost pile would likely use which organizational pattern?
What is chronological?
Speeches organized chronologically trace the development of a topic or overview the steps in a process.
What is the difference between semantic and environmental noise?
What is:
Environmental noise: The physical distractions that interfere with communication
Semantic noise: A message is misunderstood due to unclear language or jargon
Schemata are not static.
What is:
Either modify our schema (accommodation)
Interpret the new information in a way that fits our existing schema (assimilation).
Language that captures the attention and imagination of the audience is known as...
What is evocative language?
Vivid language captures people’s attention and their imagination by conveying emotions and action.
Objects and possessions that surround us and communicate our identities are called what?
What are artifacts?
Examples of artifacts include our clothes, jewelry, and space decorations.
Name the four ways a speaker can inform through definition.
What is:
1.Defining a concept using a synonym or an antonym is a short and effective way to convey meaning
2. Identifying the use or function of an object, item, or idea is also a short way of defining
3. Defining a topic using examples
4. Defining by etymology entails providing an overview of how a word came to its current meaning.