The Communication Process:
         Writing and Speaking in an
             Academic Context



     Dr. David Lawrence
Center for the Enhancement of
   Teaching and Learning
Georgia Institute of Technology
How is human
communication possible?
Writing Projects           Speaking Projects
  thesis / dissertation     conference presentation

curriculum vitae / resume     poster presentation

      cover letter                 interview

   teaching statement              teaching

   research statement        business presentation

     journal article              testimony

     grant proposal              media source
Writing Projects           Speaking Projects
  thesis / dissertation     conference presentation

curriculum vitae / resume     poster presentation

      cover letter                 interview

   teaching statement              teaching

   research statement        business presentation

     journal article              testimony

     grant proposal              media source
Writing Projects           Speaking Projects
  thesis / dissertation     conference presentation

curriculum vitae / resume     poster presentation

      cover letter                 interview

   teaching statement              teaching

   research statement        business presentation

     journal article              testimony

     grant proposal              media source
Writing Projects           Speaking Projects
  thesis / dissertation     conference presentation

curriculum vitae / resume     poster presentation

      cover letter                 interview

   teaching statement              teaching

   research statement        business presentation

     journal article              testimony

     grant proposal              media source
Writing Projects           Speaking Projects
  thesis / dissertation     conference presentation

curriculum vitae / resume     poster presentation

      cover letter                 interview

   teaching statement              teaching

   research statement        business presentation

     journal article              testimony

     grant proposal              media source
Writing Projects           Speaking Projects
  thesis / dissertation     conference presentation

curriculum vitae / resume     poster presentation

      cover letter                 interview

   teaching statement              teaching

   research statement        business presentation

     journal article              testimony

     grant proposal              media source
Writing Projects           Speaking Projects
  thesis / dissertation     conference presentation

curriculum vitae / resume     poster presentation

      cover letter                 interview

   teaching statement              teaching

   research statement        business presentation

     journal article              testimony

     grant proposal              media source
Writing Projects           Speaking Projects
  thesis / dissertation     conference presentation

curriculum vitae / resume     poster presentation

      cover letter                 interview

   teaching statement              teaching

   research statement        business presentation

     journal article              testimony

     grant proposal              media source
Resume / Cover Letter / CV
Resume / Cover Letter
Dissertation
Journal Article
Poster
Sessions
Panel Presentation
Teaching
Testimony
Writing                    Speaking
    space - distant            space - immediacy

      time - future              time - present

visual cues for meaning     audible cues for meaning

delayed feedback (if any)     immediate feedback

       permanent                   ephemeral

    formal language            informal language

    word constraints            time constraints
Writing                    Speaking
    space - distant            space - immediacy

      time - future              time - present

visual cues for meaning     audible cues for meaning

delayed feedback (if any)     immediate feedback

       permanent                   ephemeral

    formal language            informal language

    word constraints            time constraints
Writing                    Speaking
    space - distant            space - immediacy

      time - future              time - present

visual cues for meaning     audible cues for meaning

delayed feedback (if any)     immediate feedback

       permanent                   ephemeral

    formal language            informal language

    word constraints            time constraints
Writing                    Speaking
    space - distant            space - immediacy

      time - future              time - present

visual cues for meaning     audible cues for meaning

delayed feedback (if any)     immediate feedback

       permanent                   ephemeral

    formal language            informal language

    word constraints            time constraints
Writing                    Speaking
    space - distant            space - immediacy

      time - future              time - present

visual cues for meaning     audible cues for meaning

delayed feedback (if any)     immediate feedback

       permanent                   ephemeral

    formal language            informal language

    word constraints            time constraints
Writing                    Speaking
    space - distant            space - immediacy

      time - future              time - present

visual cues for meaning     audible cues for meaning

delayed feedback (if any)     immediate feedback

       permanent                   ephemeral

    formal language            informal language

    word constraints            time constraints
Writing                    Speaking
    space - distant            space - immediacy

      time - future              time - present

visual cues for meaning     audible cues for meaning

delayed feedback (if any)     immediate feedback

       permanent                   ephemeral

    formal language            informal language

    word constraints            time constraints
Writing                    Speaking
    space - distant            space - immediacy

      time - future              time - present

visual cues for meaning     audible cues for meaning

delayed feedback (if any)     immediate feedback

       permanent                   ephemeral

    formal language            informal language

    word constraints            time constraints
Writing — Permanent
Speaking — Ephemeral
Space / Time
Distant / Future
Space / Time
Immediacy / Present
Visual Cues
for Meaning
Visual / Audible
Cues for Meaning
Why are some
speakers / writers
 more persuasive
  than others?
“Rhetoric may be
defined as the faculty of
 observing in any given
   case the available
 means of persuasion.”
       - Aristotle
Plan
What is my
 purpose?
Forensic
Deliberative
Ceremonial
What is your
    purpose for
writing / speaking?
Plan
Who is my audience?
Selection
Committee
Prepare

Invention
Ethos
appeals to character
Logos
appeals to reason
Pathos
appeals to emotion
Prepare
Arrangement
Prepare

Style
Present

Delivery
Visual Support

The Communication Process

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    The Communication Process: Writing and Speaking in an Academic Context Dr. David Lawrence Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning Georgia Institute of Technology
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    Writing Projects Speaking Projects thesis / dissertation conference presentation curriculum vitae / resume poster presentation cover letter interview teaching statement teaching research statement business presentation journal article testimony grant proposal media source
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    Writing Projects Speaking Projects thesis / dissertation conference presentation curriculum vitae / resume poster presentation cover letter interview teaching statement teaching research statement business presentation journal article testimony grant proposal media source
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    Writing Projects Speaking Projects thesis / dissertation conference presentation curriculum vitae / resume poster presentation cover letter interview teaching statement teaching research statement business presentation journal article testimony grant proposal media source
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    Writing Projects Speaking Projects thesis / dissertation conference presentation curriculum vitae / resume poster presentation cover letter interview teaching statement teaching research statement business presentation journal article testimony grant proposal media source
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    Writing Projects Speaking Projects thesis / dissertation conference presentation curriculum vitae / resume poster presentation cover letter interview teaching statement teaching research statement business presentation journal article testimony grant proposal media source
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    Writing Projects Speaking Projects thesis / dissertation conference presentation curriculum vitae / resume poster presentation cover letter interview teaching statement teaching research statement business presentation journal article testimony grant proposal media source
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    Writing Projects Speaking Projects thesis / dissertation conference presentation curriculum vitae / resume poster presentation cover letter interview teaching statement teaching research statement business presentation journal article testimony grant proposal media source
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    Writing Projects Speaking Projects thesis / dissertation conference presentation curriculum vitae / resume poster presentation cover letter interview teaching statement teaching research statement business presentation journal article testimony grant proposal media source
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    Resume / CoverLetter / CV
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    Resume / CoverLetter Dissertation
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    Writing Speaking space - distant space - immediacy time - future time - present visual cues for meaning audible cues for meaning delayed feedback (if any) immediate feedback permanent ephemeral formal language informal language word constraints time constraints
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    Writing Speaking space - distant space - immediacy time - future time - present visual cues for meaning audible cues for meaning delayed feedback (if any) immediate feedback permanent ephemeral formal language informal language word constraints time constraints
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    Writing Speaking space - distant space - immediacy time - future time - present visual cues for meaning audible cues for meaning delayed feedback (if any) immediate feedback permanent ephemeral formal language informal language word constraints time constraints
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    Writing Speaking space - distant space - immediacy time - future time - present visual cues for meaning audible cues for meaning delayed feedback (if any) immediate feedback permanent ephemeral formal language informal language word constraints time constraints
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    Writing Speaking space - distant space - immediacy time - future time - present visual cues for meaning audible cues for meaning delayed feedback (if any) immediate feedback permanent ephemeral formal language informal language word constraints time constraints
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    Writing Speaking space - distant space - immediacy time - future time - present visual cues for meaning audible cues for meaning delayed feedback (if any) immediate feedback permanent ephemeral formal language informal language word constraints time constraints
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    Writing Speaking space - distant space - immediacy time - future time - present visual cues for meaning audible cues for meaning delayed feedback (if any) immediate feedback permanent ephemeral formal language informal language word constraints time constraints
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    Writing Speaking space - distant space - immediacy time - future time - present visual cues for meaning audible cues for meaning delayed feedback (if any) immediate feedback permanent ephemeral formal language informal language word constraints time constraints
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    Why are some speakers/ writers more persuasive than others?
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    “Rhetoric may be definedas the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion.” - Aristotle
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    What is your purpose for writing / speaking?
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    Plan Who is myaudience?
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