• Aim: How can we analyze different types of Aim: How can we analyze different types of communication?communication?

• Do Now: define communication? Do Now: define communication?

• HW: Prepare a 30 second speech introducing HW: Prepare a 30 second speech introducing yourself to the class and explaining your yourself to the class and explaining your reasons for taking Public Speaking. Speeches reasons for taking Public Speaking. Speeches will be presented tomorrow!!!will be presented tomorrow!!!

Tuesday 1/29/13

Different settings for communicationDifferent settings for communication• Informal: most of our comm. occurs in informal Informal: most of our comm. occurs in informal

settings, which are casual, unstructured situations.settings, which are casual, unstructured situations.– Comm. is usually spontaneous [you think about what to Comm. is usually spontaneous [you think about what to

say as you go along, and then you say it].say as you go along, and then you say it].– Examples:Examples:

• Formal: situations you can prepare for ahead of timeFormal: situations you can prepare for ahead of time– These situations allow you to affect the ideas and feelings These situations allow you to affect the ideas and feelings

of people in important positions.of people in important positions.– Examples:Examples:

CommunicationCommunication

• Communication the process of sharing information by using symbols to send and receive messages. – We will mainly be discussing interpersonal

communication (between two or more people).

• Message: the ideas and feelings that make up the content of communication.

SENDER RECEIVER

MESSAGE

FEEDBACK

Verbal and Nonverbal

Verbal and Nonverbal

The Communication Process

Types of Communication:• 1. One on one- two people having a conversation.

– Examples?

• 2. Group- involves three or more people for a common purpose.

– Purposes? Examples?

• 3. Public- one or more people communicate with an audience. This is necessarily more formal.

– Examples?

• 4. Mass media—one person or perhaps several senders communicate with a large number of listeners. Usually these listeners are not physically present when the sending takes place so the receiver can “turn off” the sender at will.

– Examples?

Your AudienceYour Audience• To be an effective communicator, you must adapt to the needs To be an effective communicator, you must adapt to the needs

of your audience.of your audience.– In In formal situationsformal situations, learn something about them before giving the , learn something about them before giving the

speech.speech.– In In informal situations/settingsinformal situations/settings, you learn about them as you , you learn about them as you

communicate w/ them.communicate w/ them.

• What to look for…What to look for…– Individual characteristics – personality, aspirations, interests; can help Individual characteristics – personality, aspirations, interests; can help

predict response to certain infopredict response to certain info– Cultural characteristics – age, religion, national and ethnic background; Cultural characteristics – age, religion, national and ethnic background;

can focus your presentation in such a way that the audience will can focus your presentation in such a way that the audience will understand and respond favorably to your message.understand and respond favorably to your message.

– Sociological characteristics – affiliations, educational background, and Sociological characteristics – affiliations, educational background, and occupations; can formulate general ideas about your listeners.occupations; can formulate general ideas about your listeners.

• Speech Communication getting the meaning of thoughts one person has in his or her mind into the mind of another as clearly and accurately as possible by transmitting words with voices.

– To do so successfully, you must decide how to send and interpret messages.

• Encoding: The process of turning ideas and feelings into verbal and nonverbal symbols.

• Decoding: finding the meaning of verbal and nonverbal symbols.

Preparing a SpeechPreparing a Speech

• I. IntroductionI. Introduction– Attention getterAttention getter– State your topicState your topic– Give your viewpointGive your viewpoint

• II. Discussion/BodyII. Discussion/Body– Organize main pointsOrganize main points– Personalize your speechPersonalize your speech– Use vivid languageUse vivid language

• III. ConclusionIII. Conclusion– Indicate the end of the speech Indicate the end of the speech – (cue your ending)(cue your ending)– SummarizeSummarize– Leave a lasting impressionLeave a lasting impression

Ways to Deliver a speech

• Manuscript method: write down everything you plan to say, then bring your manuscript to the podium and read to the audience.

• Memorization method: begins with a written manuscript, but differs in that the manuscript is memorized and not used during the delivery.

• Extemporaneous method: speakers prepare outlines of the ideas of their speeches beforehand, but do not memorize an exact pattern of words. Outlines or note cards may be used.

• Impromptu method: when people must speak “off the cuff” with no preparation time.

Prepare a 30 second speech Prepare a 30 second speech introducing yourself to the class introducing yourself to the class and explaining your reasons for and explaining your reasons for

taking Public Speaking. Speeches taking Public Speaking. Speeches will be presented tomorrow!!!will be presented tomorrow!!!