This is a sender-related process by which we select verbal and nonverbal symbols to create and convey our thoughts.
What is Encoding?
100
Knowing this concept can help you not judge others as unintelligent simply because they might use a different mental skill for encoding, delivering or receiving a message.
What is Multiple Intelligences?
100
This pattern organizes major points with regard to where they are located.
What is Geographic or Spatial?
100
"How might your family benefit from adopting a rescue dog?" is an example of this type of attention-getting strategy.
What is a Question?
100
This type of support is neutral - it doesn't promote a specific position based on the value of a statistic.
What is a nonpartisan source?
200
This is the result of an idea.
What is the message?
200
Discussing and analyzing the process of communicating. It's what we often do in this class.
What is Metacommunication?
200
Jimmy Fallon grew up in upstate New York, starred on "Saturday Night Live," and is now the host of "The Tonight Show" is an example of this type of organizational pattern.
What is Chronological or Temporal?
200
Credible sources that use powerful language, ideas and/or concepts to leave a lasting impression on your audience.
What is a quote?
200
You might create this to illustrate a point in your speech.
What is a hypothetical example?
300
This is what causes us to want or need to communicate.
What is the stimulus?
300
This promotes open communication and ethical behavior toward others.
What is Multiculturalism?
300
The Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Bears, and the Chicago Blackhawks best lends itself to this organizational pattern.
What is Logical or Topical?
300
If you waste too much time on this attention-getter, it may "upstage" your actual speech.
What is a story?
300
These help to explain terms unfamiliar to your audience.
What are definitions?
400
This type of speaking context refers to the thoughts and feelings we carry into an interaction.
What is psychological disposition?
400
Eastern cultures tend to value this use of time. "Why hurry?"
What is Polychronemic?
400
Organizing your speech in this way helps your audience predict your coverage of topics and subtopics.
What is parallelism?
400
"Every year, only 69% of American high schoolers earn their diploma" represents this attention-getting strategy.
What is a startling statistic?
400
When you say the exact words of someone else.
What is a direct quote?
500
This plays a significant role in our ability to focus on a message. It includes distracting thoughts that move our attention away from an interaction.
What is internal noise?
500
A larger culture of communicators whose language is accepted as standard social behavior.
What is Macroculture?
500
"The increase in Starbucks locations across the United States has resulted in the closure of hundreds of "Mom and Pop" cafes" is best suited to this type of pattern.
What is Cause and Effect?
500
We use these to capture the audience through our first words or visuals.
What are attention-getters?
500
Knowing these two audience characteristics are vital when you are selecting a speech topic.