This document provides guidance on persuasive public speaking. It discusses the components of an effective persuasive speech, including establishing ethos (credibility) through competence, wisdom, and character; using logical arguments (logos) with a clear purpose, credible sources, and absence of false facts; and appealing to emotions (pathos) by addressing things like needs, fears, and sympathies. It also offers tips on how to structure an argument, consider your audience, and sell your point of view through techniques like the elaboration likelihood model and Monroe's motivated sequence.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective informative public speaking presentation. It advises that an informative speech should explain, summarize, contrast, or describe a central topic and develop this idea. The speaker should choose an ethical topic they can defend and present all major perspectives on an issue. Thorough research should be conducted to objectively and responsibly discuss the topic without omitting or distorting relevant information. The purpose of informing the audience should be kept in mind.
This document provides guidance on structuring an effective public speaking presentation. It discusses including an attention-getting introduction with orienting material and a central idea. The body can be organized spatially, chronologically, topically, causally, through comparison/contrast, or with a problem-solution structure. Transitions are important to summarize previous points and forecast upcoming ones. The conclusion should summarize major points and include a memorable clincher tied back to the introduction.
Public speakers should develop messages using a variety of credible information sources like books, journals, and government publications. They should incorporate supporting materials like statistics, stories, and testimony to strengthen arguments. Visual aids can help explain key points but should not replace the speaker. Outlines are due for the next class.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective public speaking message by considering the audience and structure of the presentation. It recommends crafting a talk that is understandable, conversational, and cohesive by using clear transitions between ideas. The document also suggests taking an extemporaneous approach using notes rather than memorizing or improvising. It outlines seven steps for planning a topic, central idea, organization, and introduction and conclusion. Speakers are advised to always consider their audience, setting, purpose, and ethics when developing their message. Detailed audience analysis is important to determine demographics, values, and what information most interests or concerns them. Presentations should be tailored based on whether the goal is to inform or persuade the audience.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective public speaking message by considering the audience and structure of the presentation. It recommends crafting a talk that is understandable, conversational, and cohesive by using clear signposts and transitions. The document also suggests taking an extemporaneous approach using notes rather than improvising or memorizing, and including research-backed examples. It outlines a 7-step process for selecting a topic, forming the central idea and goal, organizing the body, and preparing the introduction and conclusion. The speaker is advised to analyze the audience demographics, psychographics, and context to tailor the topic, language, central idea, and arguments appropriately for an informative or persuasive talk.
Groups can provide advantages like bringing together many viewpoints, allowing challenges to ideas before implementation, and creating greater commitment to decisions. However, groups also have disadvantages such as being time-consuming and potential for groupthink or social loafing. The document discusses different types of groups and stages of group operations including forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. It provides guidance on group roles, leadership, decision making, and dealing with conflict or difficult members.
This document discusses interpersonal skills and relationships. It covers Knapp's models of relationship escalation and termination. It also discusses conflict in relationships, including what causes conflict and individual and formal approaches to dealing with conflict such as principles of negotiation, negotiation techniques, arbitration, litigation and mediation.
This document provides guidance on persuasive public speaking. It discusses the components of an effective persuasive speech, including establishing ethos (credibility) through competence, wisdom, and character; using logical arguments (logos) with a clear purpose, credible sources, and absence of false facts; and appealing to emotions (pathos) by addressing things like needs, fears, and sympathies. It also offers tips on how to structure an argument, consider your audience, and sell your point of view through techniques like the elaboration likelihood model and Monroe's motivated sequence.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective informative public speaking presentation. It advises that an informative speech should explain, summarize, contrast, or describe a central topic and develop this idea. The speaker should choose an ethical topic they can defend and present all major perspectives on an issue. Thorough research should be conducted to objectively and responsibly discuss the topic without omitting or distorting relevant information. The purpose of informing the audience should be kept in mind.
This document provides guidance on structuring an effective public speaking presentation. It discusses including an attention-getting introduction with orienting material and a central idea. The body can be organized spatially, chronologically, topically, causally, through comparison/contrast, or with a problem-solution structure. Transitions are important to summarize previous points and forecast upcoming ones. The conclusion should summarize major points and include a memorable clincher tied back to the introduction.
Public speakers should develop messages using a variety of credible information sources like books, journals, and government publications. They should incorporate supporting materials like statistics, stories, and testimony to strengthen arguments. Visual aids can help explain key points but should not replace the speaker. Outlines are due for the next class.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective public speaking message by considering the audience and structure of the presentation. It recommends crafting a talk that is understandable, conversational, and cohesive by using clear transitions between ideas. The document also suggests taking an extemporaneous approach using notes rather than memorizing or improvising. It outlines seven steps for planning a topic, central idea, organization, and introduction and conclusion. Speakers are advised to always consider their audience, setting, purpose, and ethics when developing their message. Detailed audience analysis is important to determine demographics, values, and what information most interests or concerns them. Presentations should be tailored based on whether the goal is to inform or persuade the audience.
This document provides guidance on developing an effective public speaking message by considering the audience and structure of the presentation. It recommends crafting a talk that is understandable, conversational, and cohesive by using clear signposts and transitions. The document also suggests taking an extemporaneous approach using notes rather than improvising or memorizing, and including research-backed examples. It outlines a 7-step process for selecting a topic, forming the central idea and goal, organizing the body, and preparing the introduction and conclusion. The speaker is advised to analyze the audience demographics, psychographics, and context to tailor the topic, language, central idea, and arguments appropriately for an informative or persuasive talk.
Groups can provide advantages like bringing together many viewpoints, allowing challenges to ideas before implementation, and creating greater commitment to decisions. However, groups also have disadvantages such as being time-consuming and potential for groupthink or social loafing. The document discusses different types of groups and stages of group operations including forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. It provides guidance on group roles, leadership, decision making, and dealing with conflict or difficult members.
This document discusses interpersonal skills and relationships. It covers Knapp's models of relationship escalation and termination. It also discusses conflict in relationships, including what causes conflict and individual and formal approaches to dealing with conflict such as principles of negotiation, negotiation techniques, arbitration, litigation and mediation.
The document provides guidance on conducting an effective interview with three key parts: opening, body, and closing. The opening introduces the interviewer, purpose, and issue. The body consists of different types of questions to ask such as direct, open-ended, closed-ended, and probes. The closing summarizes key points and allows the interviewee to ask questions. Effective interviewees answer questions clearly and concisely, ask for clarification, and turn negative questions positive.
Intrapersonal communication refers to inner dialogue and automatic nonverbal actions that shape our attitudes and behaviors from a young age. How we process information is influenced by our values, beliefs, and self-concept, including our physical, moral, family, and social identities. Understanding our needs, drives, and self-perceptions helps us manage cognitive dissonance and find self-fulfillment through appropriate self-disclosure and understanding how others perceive us.
The document discusses the importance of listening and the listening process. It explains that listening involves reception of auditory and visual stimuli, attention and perception to focus on one stimulus, and assigning meaning by organizing stimuli into categories. The listening process also includes response, which can be an intellectual, emotional or behavioral reaction. Various factors can influence listening such as the speaker, message, channel, external variables, memory and time. The different purposes of listening are also outlined.
The document discusses nonverbal communication. It states that 65% of communication is nonverbal and describes three characteristics of nonverbal communication: it is sensitive to relationships, meaning depends on context, and it is part of and not separate from verbal communication. It also lists and briefly describes several categories of nonverbal communication, including kinesics, proxemics, paravocalics, and others.
This document discusses different theories about how language is learned and used. It examines whether language creates meaning or meaning creates language. It also explores how language can be distorted through ambiguity, vagueness, inferences and assumptions. Additionally, it outlines several theories of language development, including how language explosion occurs through interactions with parents, school, peers and friends over time and how individuals develop identity in relation to others through language.
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University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
This document outlines the agenda for the first day of a COMM107 class, including an introduction from the instructor, going over the syllabus, signing up for the SONA system, introducing themselves to the class, preparing note cards for impromptu speeches, signing up to blog about a guest speaker or the State of the Union address, and watching a YouTube video.
Presentation created for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
This document contains links to 10 different TED Talks videos that discuss a variety of topics including keeping personal goals private, weekday vegetarianism, photos that changed the world, how to start a movement, navigating the future, bringing laptops to Colombia, the changing news media landscape, genes versus lifestyle, listening to Twitter users, and antisocial phone tricks. However, without viewing the actual videos, it is difficult to provide a concise high-level summary of the essential information within each individual talk.
Presentation created for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
Presentation created for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
Presentation created by Andi Narvaez for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
Presentation created by Andi Narvaez for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
Presentation created by Andi Narvaez for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
Presentation created by Andi Narvaez for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
Presentation created by Andi Narvaez for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
Presentation created by Andi Narvaez for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
Presentation created by Andi Narvaez for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
The document discusses nonverbal communication. It notes that 65% of communication is nonverbal and covers topics like kinesics, proxemics, and different categories of nonverbal communication such as gestures, facial expressions, space, touch, time, smell, and taste. It explores the relationship between verbal and nonverbal communication and how nonverbal communication is influenced by both innate neurological responses and cultural learning from a young age.
Presentation created by Andi Narvaez for COMM 107 - Oral Communication: Principles and Practice
University of Maryland
Source: Communication: A Social and Career Focus by Berko, Wolvin & Wolvin
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