Comm 2020

Experimental knowledge or skill gained through practice.

Universal knowledge or understanding of principles.

Knowledge that is intuitively correct to a person.

Socrates believed the law needed more philosophy.

Gorgias viewed rhetoric as a form of magic.

Cicero fought against the government/military using rhetoric.

Speakers must defend truth, protect the innocent, prevent crime, inspire military and the public.

Breathing and practice are the biggest ways to reduce anxiety.

Amy Cuddy suggested power poses for confidence.

The stage where one decides to listen or ignore.

Understanding the message being communicated.

Listener adds personal meaning to the message.

Thoroughly thinking about the message's implications.

Communicating back to the speaker.

Deciding what aspects of the message will be stored in memory.

Good questions are open-ended, focus on one topic, and generate thesis statements.

Failure to give proper credit for small bits of someone else's work.

Stealing bits and pieces from various sources to create a new work.

Stealing an entire speech or work and claiming it as your own.

Professors dislike plagiarism because it misuses others' hard work.

Statistics should be rounded off and visible to the audience.

The best posture is comfortable yet confident.

Most non-verbal behaviors are expressed through voice.