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Communication Basics, Anxiety, and Ethics Worksheet
INSTRUCTIONS
ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS USING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE WEEK ONE READINGS. RESPOND TO EACH QUESTION IN 100 TO 200 WORDS USING THE SPACE PROVIDED.
QUESTIONS
1. BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THE SEVEN ELEMENTS OF THE SPEECH COMMUNICATION PROCESS. HOW DO THESE ELEMENTS INTERACT TO DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF A SPEECH? 1)SPEAKER, SPEECH COMMUNICATION BEGINS WITH THE SPEAKER. IF THE SPEAKER IS UNCLEAR OF WHAT HE OR SHE IS TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE MESSAGE CAN BE LOST.2) MESSAGE IS WHATEVER THE SPEAKER IS TRYING TO COMMUNICATE TO SOMEONE ELSE, THIS CAN BE THE NEWS, WEATHER, MATH ETC.. BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE SPEAKER BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY SO THAT HIS OR HER MESSAGE IS RECEIVED BY THE AUDIENCE AT HAND. 3) CHANNEL IS THE MEANS BY WHICH A MESSAGE IS COMMUNICATED; EXAMPLES OF THIS WOULD BE A PUBLIC SPEAKER, A TELEVISION, POLITICIANS, TEACHERS ETC..4) LISTENER, THE PERSON WHO RECEIVES THE MESSAGE AND THIS COULD BE THE PERSON READING THIS , OR THE PERSON AT HOME ON THE COUCH WATCHING TV.5) FEEDBACK, THIS COULD BE THE RESULT OF WHAT THE SPEAKERS MESSAGE CAUSED, SOME SPEAKERS DO NOT HAVE IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK SUCH AS NEWS REPORTS, HOWEVER SOME MAY HAVE FEEDBACK WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SUCH AS A POSTGAME INTERVIEW.6) INTERFERENCE, IS ANYTHING THAT IMPEDES THE COMMUNICATION OF A MESSAGE AND AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE IF PEOPLE WERE RIOTING WHILE A NEWSCASTER WAS BROADCASTING. THE FINAL IS SITUATION AND THIS IS SIMPLY THE CAUSE FOR THE SPEECH IE RUNNING FOR MAYOR. THESE ARE ALL IMPORTANT TO A SPEECH BECAUSE IF THEY ARE ALL NOT COVERED THAN THE MESSAGE MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE AS THE SPEAKER WOULD LIKE.
2. Why is it normal and even desirable to be nervous at the start of a speech? Statistics prove that most people are nervous before speaking. Adrenaline starts pumping through your body to deal with the stress. Overtime this can be easier to deal with...
Communication Basics, Anxiety, and Ethics Worksheet
INSTRUCTIONS
ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS USING THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE WEEK ONE READINGS. RESPOND TO EACH QUESTION IN 100 TO 200 WORDS USING THE SPACE PROVIDED.
QUESTIONS
1. BRIEFLY EXPLAIN THE SEVEN ELEMENTS OF THE SPEECH COMMUNICATION PROCESS. HOW DO THESE ELEMENTS INTERACT TO DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF A SPEECH? 1)SPEAKER, SPEECH COMMUNICATION BEGINS WITH THE SPEAKER. IF THE SPEAKER IS UNCLEAR OF WHAT HE OR SHE IS TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE MESSAGE CAN BE LOST.2) MESSAGE IS WHATEVER THE SPEAKER IS TRYING TO COMMUNICATE TO SOMEONE ELSE, THIS CAN BE THE NEWS, WEATHER, MATH ETC.. BUT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE SPEAKER BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY SO THAT HIS OR HER MESSAGE IS RECEIVED BY THE AUDIENCE AT HAND. 3) CHANNEL IS THE MEANS BY WHICH A MESSAGE IS COMMUNICATED; EXAMPLES OF THIS WOULD BE A PUBLIC SPEAKER, A TELEVISION, POLITICIANS, TEACHERS ETC..4) LISTENER, THE PERSON WHO RECEIVES THE MESSAGE AND THIS COULD BE THE PERSON READING THIS , OR THE PERSON AT HOME ON THE COUCH WATCHING TV.5) FEEDBACK, THIS COULD BE THE RESULT OF WHAT THE SPEAKERS MESSAGE CAUSED, SOME SPEAKERS DO NOT HAVE IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK SUCH AS NEWS REPORTS, HOWEVER SOME MAY HAVE FEEDBACK WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SUCH AS A POSTGAME INTERVIEW.6) INTERFERENCE, IS ANYTHING THAT IMPEDES THE COMMUNICATION OF A MESSAGE AND AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE IF PEOPLE WERE RIOTING WHILE A NEWSCASTER WAS BROADCASTING. THE FINAL IS SITUATION AND THIS IS SIMPLY THE CAUSE FOR THE SPEECH IE RUNNING FOR MAYOR. THESE ARE ALL IMPORTANT TO A SPEECH BECAUSE IF THEY ARE ALL NOT COVERED THAN THE MESSAGE MAY NOT BE EFFECTIVE AS THE SPEAKER WOULD LIKE.
2. Why is it normal and even desirable to be nervous at the start of a speech? Statistics prove that most people are nervous before speaking. Adrenaline starts pumping through your body to deal with the stress. Overtime this can be easier to deal with...