speech unit test 1

Communication

Using verbal and nonverbal ways to talk to other people.

Interpersonal Communication

Everyday chats, calls, or messages.

Encoding

Where the sender converts thoughts, ideas, or feelings into words.

Decoding

Where a reader interprets the message a sender just sent them.

Interference

-Anything that gets in the way of clear communication.

Physical Noise

Sounds that prevent a person from being heard.

Psychological noise

Thoughts and feelings that distract from listening.

Semantic noise

Words that trigger negative feelings about the speaker.

Nonverbal language

Facial expressions, gestures, or any type of movement that does not include your voice to speak to someone.

Dialect

Pronunciation, Ex Pillow/pellow, grammar, Ex You/ Youse/ya’ll, word choice, ex Pop/soda/sodapop.

Jargon

 Terminology within someones field/interest.

Slang

Newly coined words.

Paralanguage

 Sound of your voice,pitch,volume,rate.

Articulation

How clearly the speaker pronounces words.

Pronunciation

 The way words are spoken.

Pitch

Highness or lowness of a sound you make.

Inflection

Upward and downward glide of your pitch.

Volume

- How loud or quiet a noise is.

Rate

How fast or slow someone speaks

Quality

Meaningful use of language.

Omitting Sounds

Living out a sound,some is normal, excessive becomes an articulation problem. ex mos for most

Transposing Sounds

Switching or reversing sounds in which sounds are spoken. ex aks for ask

Adding Sounds

Pronouncing letters that should be silent. Ex especial for special, idear for idea

Substituting Sounds

Can diminish effectiveness of speech when communicating with the audience ex: da for the, git for get, tink for think.

 encoder

messenger

decoder

 interpreter-encoder

Intimate

 space consists of up to 18 inches between you and the other people and the distance is at which you feel comfortable communicating with family members the close friends.

Personal space

 space consists of distance ranging from 18 inches to 4 feet between you and the other people and the distance at which you conduct more conversation with acquaintances.

Social

 space consists of a distance from 4 to 12 feet between you and other people and the distance is which you carry interviews and other formal kinds of conversation.

Public

Space consists of an area beyond 12 feet between you and others and the distance is at which you expect such types of communication as public speeches and oral reading to take place.

Feedback

the verbal/nonverbal responses that a receiver provides to a sender