communications vocabulary

ad hominem

Argument or reaction directed against a person rather than the position they are maintaining.

adaptors

Movements that satisfy personal needs and help you adapt to your environment.

analogies

A type of figurative language that highlights the similarities of 2 things and connects 2 different ideas together.

articulation

The formation of clear and distinct sounds in speech.

audience adaptation

Taking the time to familiarize yourself with your audience and adapting the information and ideas you want to convey to the needs of your audience,

bandwagon

A "logical fallacy" of which because of a belief, action, or trend is already popular, everyone should adapt and go with it.

brainstorm

A spontaneous group discussion or way of thinking to produce ideas

casual reasoning

The process of identifying casualty: the relationship between case and its effect.

cause and effect

The idea that every action will cause a reaction

chronemics

the study of the use of time in nonverbal communication

claim

A statement towards something that is typically without providing evidence or proof.

cognitive flexibility

The ability to switch between 2 concepts or think about multiple concepts simultaneously.

com ethics

The creation and evaluation of goodness in all aspects and manifestations of communicative interaction.

Communication

Exchanging information and/or news.

competing

pitting people or yourself against others to gain or win something

connotation

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

convergence

the merging of communication platforms such as; feature films, print, television radio, live experiences, theme parks

credibility

how trustworthy a person is

critical listening

A process for understanding what is said and evaluating, judging, and forming an opinion on what you hear.

debate

an argument stated based on opinions

decoding

How an audience member is able to understand and interpret the message.

deductive reasoning

A logical approach where you progress from general ideas to specific conclusions.

delivery

How you present something such as a speech, presentation just as you organized, outlined, and/or practiced.

denotation

a literal or primary of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

dialects

A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group

diction

the style of enunciation in speaking or singing

discriminative listening

When the listener interprets and assigns meaning to sound rather than to words.

divergence

communicating in different ways than another person in order to maintain differentiation from the person culturally.

dynamism

Being characterized by vigorous (strong and healthy) activity and progress.

emblems

Non

empathetic listening

Being aware of, and understanding, the speaker's feelings and emotions, as well as the words that they are using.

encoding

Information that the sender is relaying to the receiver

enunciation

The act of pronouncing words or parts of words clearly.

ethos

A characteristic spirit of a culture, era, or community as manifested in its beliefs and aspirations.

eulogy

A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, typically something that has just died.

evidence

The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.

examples

Something given to the audience so that they can understand what falls under a certain category.

expository speaking

A speech meant to inform and display data, information, ideas, examples, etc. Meant to enlighten the audience about the topic.

extemporaneous

A type of public speaking that includes delivering a prepared but not well

extraversion

the tendency to focus on gratification obtained from outside the self

eye contact

When two people look at each other's eyes at the same time while talking to one another.

facial expressions

a form of nonverbal signaling using the movement of facial muscles

fallacies

A mistaken belief, that sounds more like an unsound argument. (Does not help argument, and causes you to lose, a failure in reasoning.)

feedback

The response, reaction, or information given by the recipient of a message to the sender.

Forensics

Speeches made to convince a group of people who would make a judgment based on the arguments and evidence presented in the speech.

gestures

A form of non

group communication

Any verbal or non

haptics

A communication of where people communicate via touching.

illustrators

Movements that complement verbal communication by describing or accenting or reinforcing what the speaker is saying.

impromptu

Being asked to speak in public without any memo (without prior notice.)

inductive reasoning

The logical process in which multiple statements (premises) all believed true or found true most of the time are combined to obtain specific conclusion.

inferences

a conclusion reached on the bases of evidence and reasoning

inflection

The various changes of your voice while speaking.

informational listening

The listener's primary concern is to understand information exactly as transmitted.

informative speaking

Informing a person or people about a certain topic with certain details that help them understand better.

Interpersonal Communication

Communication between two or more people.

interpretations

How another person understands a certain message, based on things such as: current mood, feelings, cultural background, and the way we prefer to communicate.

Intrapersonal Communication

Communication with oneself.

kinesics

Gestures, body movement, posture, facial expressions, eye contact.

Lincoln Douglas Debate

The debate of how Lincoln was being accused of being an abolitionist and accused Douglas of wanting to nationalize slavery.

listening

paying attention and taking what the presenter is saying

logos

Rooting from the word "Logic", meaning to appeal to the audience of reason or logic.

lying

not telling the truth

mass communication

The process by which a person, group of people or organization creates a message and transmits it through some type of medium to a large, anonymous, heterogeneous audience.

Message

Information that the sender is relaying to the receiver

metaphor

a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it not literally applicable

mnemonic devices

Memory techniques that systematically change difficult to remember material into easily remembered material.

monotone

a voice without intonation and expressiveness

Monroe's Motivated Sequence

A sequence of 5 steps to help persuade an audience. 1. Grab Attention 2. Define the need 3. Satisfy the need 4. Visualize the Solution 5. Call to Action

neuroticism

the trait disposition to experience negative effects, including anger anxiety, self

nonverbal communication

The act of conveying information without the use of words.

oratory speaking

a long and formal speech

paraphrase

Express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity.

pathos

A quality that evokes pity and/or sadness

perception

a belief or opinion formed before enough information is available to form it correctly

personal idioms

for of expression particular to yourself

persuasive speaking

Trying to change the opinions of the person or people you are speaking to.

pitch

The relative highness or lowness of a tone as something is delivered by ear depending on the number of vibrations per second produced by the vocal cords.

policy debate

A policy debate is an american form of debate competition of two usually advocate for and against resolution based off of rules.

posture

How one stands or sits while delivering a certain message reflects on a great part of their public speaking etiquette.

prejudice

opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

primary sources

First hand accounts of a topic from people who had a direct connection to it.

pronounciation

How a particular (specific) word is said properly.

proxemics

Involves the distance between ourselves and others when having a conversation, delivering a speech or a lecture, or sharing an intimate moment.

public communication

Any information and/pr news that is spread to the public either directly or through the media in print, broadcast and electronic form

Public Forum Debate

A debate of spreading news extremely fast during ac competitive debate for the intent that one;s opponent will be penalized for failing to respond to all raised

public speaking anxiety

A type of social anxiety disorder that's triggered by the fear of speaking in front of others.

rate

The speed of how you speak.

repetition

the act of saying something multiple times to reinforce a point

resonance

the quality in a sound of being deep full and reverberating

Response preparation

Organizing your material ahead of time to perfect your presentation or speech.

rhetoric

The art of persuasive speaking or writing.

rhetorical question

A question asked that does not have an intended answer (usually asked by a person who DOES know the answer.)

selective attention

The act of focusing on a particular object while ignoring everything else.

self concept

an idea of the self constructed from the beliefs one holds about oneself and the responses of others

self

disclosure

self

esteem

signpost

Short statements which tell the audience where the speak is in speech.

simile

a figure of speech involves the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

slang

a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded that are informal, or more common in speech than actual writing amongst a certain group