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What are demographics?
Broad sociocultural categories such as age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, educational level, religion, ethnicity, and nationality used to segment a larger population.
What does psychological audience analysis involve?
It considers the audience's psychological dispositions toward the topic, speaker, and occasion.
What is credibility in communication?
It refers to the audience's perception of the speaker as competent, trustworthy, and engaging.
What is a captive audience?
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What is the general purpose of a speech?
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Define a thesis statement.
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What does a reference librarian do?
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Define primary sources.
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Define an example in communication.
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Study Notes
Communication Concepts and Definitions
- Demographics: Broad sociocultural categories such as age, gender, race, socioeconomic status, and others used to segment larger populations.
- Psychological Audience Analysis: Evaluates audience's psychological attitudes, beliefs, and values towards the topic, speaker, and occasion.
- Credibility: Aim to be perceived as competent, trustworthy, and engaging by the audience.
- Captive Audience: An audience that is compelled to attend a presentation.
- Voluntary Audience: Individuals who choose to attend a presentation or speech willingly.
- Situational Audience Analysis: Focuses on the physical environment and context in which the speech takes place.
Purpose and Structure of Speeches
- General Purpose: The overarching goal of a speech, categorized into informing, persuading, or entertaining.
- Brainstorming: Idea generation method that encourages free thinking without criticism.
- Specific Purpose: A clear one-sentence statement outlining the objective of your speech.
- Thesis Statement: A concise summary encapsulating the central message of the speech.
Research and Sources
- Reference Librarian: A librarian trained to assist in locating specific sources of information.
- Periodicals: Magazines or newspapers published on a regular basis.
- Peer-Review Process: A rigorous review that involves multiple experts to validate the credibility of information over several months or years.
- Abstract: A summary provided by the author of a source, highlighting core elements.
Types of Sources
- Primary Sources: Original materials created by individuals with firsthand experience or original research.
- Secondary Sources: Documents that analyze, interpret, or summarize primary sources.
Communication Techniques and Tools
- Proxemic Information: Geographic or spatial context relevant to the audience during a presentation.
- Examples: Representative cases cited to reflect a broader concept or idea.
- Explanations: Provide clarity and context about concepts, processes, or events.
- Statistics: Numerical data used to represent information and support arguments.
- Analogies: Comparisons made between different ideas, items, or situations for clearer understanding.
- Testimony: Quotations or insights from individuals with direct knowledge on a subject.
Presentation Aids
- Visual Aids: Tools utilized to enhance the visual aspect of a speech, reinforcing the speaker's message.
- Parallel Wording: Similarities in language used to structure a speech and guide the audience.
Organizational Patterns of Speeches
- Topical Pattern: Dividing a large concept into subcategories for clearer understanding.
- Primacy Effect: The strategy of presenting the most impactful information first to engage the audience.
- Recency Effect: Emphasizes that information presented last is often most memorable; hence, important points should be reiterated at the end.
- Chronological Pattern: Organizing main points in a sequence based on their time-order relationship.
- Spatial Pattern: Structuring content based on physical location or proximity of ideas.
- Problem-Solution Pattern: Introduces a problem followed by potential solutions.
- Cause-Effect Pattern: Illustrates how one idea leads to another, highlighting relationships between concepts.
Persuasion Techniques
- Monroe's Motivated Sequence: A persuasive framework emphasizing attention, need, satisfaction, visualization, and action to effectively convey messages.
- Signposts: Key phrases or statements that guide audience members through the structure of the speech.
- Nonverbal Signposts: Variations in vocal delivery (pauses, pitch, volume) used to emphasize transitions in the speech.
- Rhetorical Question: A question posed to stimulate thought in the audience without expecting a verbal answer.
Outlining and Preparation
- Formal Outline: A structured outline of the speech that includes complete sentences and references.
- Coordinate Points: Information presented at the same level of significance as the primary thesis.
- Subordinate Points: Details that provide support or evidence for the main ideas.
- Speaking Outline: A simplified keyword and phrase outline tailored to assist the speaker during delivery.
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Test your knowledge with flashcards from Chapter 9 of 'Communication in the Real World'. This chapter focuses on key concepts such as demographics and psychological audience analysis crucial for effective communication. Enhance your understanding and retention of these important terms.