NOTE!!!!

Attention Com 114 students, it will be imperative that everyone that intends on taking the final be in class on Wednesday the 10th!!!! You will be responsible for the exam if you are not there.

Note: I have made a change that will affect everyone, hopefully very positively!!!!!

11 am Final Exam Study Guide

Here are the areas that you all need to be familiar with to be successful on the final exam!!

enhancing process (4)
diversity process (5)
social community (characteristics)
ethnocentricism
the mirror effect/ reflected appraisal
generalized others vs. particular others
cultural calamity
cultural systems
self fulfilling prophecy
social comparison
social perspectives
direct definition
self sabotage
cultural change process
norms, values, and beliefs
attachment styles (4)

Have an understanding of these concepts! Have examples of these concepts! Be able to apply these concepts!!

Also, be able to connect these concepts together and realize how they interrelate and affect your life

10 am Final Exam Study Guide

Here are the areas that you all need to be familiar with to be successful on the final exam!!

Diversity process ( 5 ) know definitions and characteristics
Personal Change process (4)
ethnocentricism (United States)
generalized vs. particular others
cultural calamity
social community examples and definition
communication vs. culture
attachment styles (4) know definitions and characteristics
cultural components (4)
self sabotage
self (concept)
social comparison/ construction
norms, values, and beliefs
cultural process
self fulfilling process
direct definition

Have an understanding of these concepts! Have examples of these concepts! Be able to apply these concepts!!

Also, be able to connect these concepts together and realize how they interrelate and affect your life!!!

Speech Order

11 am class

Friday, the 5th

1. Andy
2. Luke
3. Lindsay H.
4. Thomas
5. Mike

Monday, the 8th

1. Kurstyn
2. Melissa
3. Michelle
4. Scarlett
5. Kayla
6. Manny

Wednesday, the 10th

1. Lindsay S.
2. Dustin
3. Stephanie
4. Zach
5. Misty
6. Ivan

Friday, the 12th

1. Chelsey
2. Kyle
3. Langleigh
4. Garrett
5. Kendra

Speech Order

10 am class

Friday, 5th

1. Brandin
2. Camie
3. Jessica
4. Jami
5. Johna
6. Kevin

Monday, 8th

1. Go Eun
2. Desiree
3. Fletcher
4. Reemah
5. Kelly
6. Nevon

Wednesday, 10th

1. Mike
2. Moses
3. Sarah
4. Becca
5. Allison
6. Sammi
7. Patrick

Friday, 12th

1. Paige
2. Regina
3. Heather
4. Stephanie
5. Mallory
6. Kim

These are the days and times of speeches!!! Be ready!!!

Persuasive Speech notes

Here are a couple of things to keep in mind when formatting your persuasive speech.

1. Make sure that your outline and therefore your speech is either inductive or deductive. (Yes, you have to turn in your outline prior to giving the speech. Highlight your main persuasive idea.)

2. I will be looking for examples of ethos (credibility), pathos (emotional appeal), and logos (logical reasoning) in your speech and outline. You will demonstrate these proofs in your content, posture/ appearance, and speaking.

3. Remember that persuading does not necessarily mean changing minds. Persuading can mean enhancing present ideas or perhaps introducing a new way to look at something. Remember: "Breakfast Club as a cultural film".

4. Practice your speech. Try to avoid the "ums" and "likes". Make sure that you capture your audience. Stay within the time limits of 4- 6 min. I will cut you off.

5. Make sure that you have an introduction and a conclusion. Everyone must have a powerpoint!!!

6. Lastly, KEEP IT CLEAN!!!! ANY INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE OR MATERIAL WILL BE IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND FAILED!!!!!!!!!!

If there is anything else, I will post it later.

ATTENTION!!!!!

Attention Class:

There have been some changes to the schedule this week! Your papers are due today either electronically or in class. We will not have class on Wednesday! It will be used as an independent Speech workday!! We will not be watching movies in class, instead I will collect papers and briefly review the expectations for the persuasive speech and answer any questions you may have. I apologize for any inconveniences!! Also, I will not have office hours on Wednesday this week!!

Important reminders!!

To both Com 114 classes:

1. On Monday, everyone need to have submitted a movie they will be writing about for the writing assignment that is DUE MONDAY, DECEMBER 1ST!!!!

2. Everyone needs to turn in a concept map for the concepts in chapter 3 ( first column on writing assignment paper!!!) These are individual assignments. I will collect them tomorrow, Monday!!!!

3. Anyone that has signed up to bring in food and or drinks on Monday or Wednesday, the 1st and 3rd of December are expected to have those items. If there is a change, please contact me!!

4. Do not forget that tomorrow, MONDAY is when we will present on Cultural differences in class. EAch presentation should be about 3-5 minutes!!

5. One last thing, Make sure that you cover at least 7 concepts from the two lists in your paper and have three sources including the movie. These should be APA style ( Don't know, Look it up!!!)


See everyone on Monday, GO COLTS!!!

Final Exam schedule

Hey everyone, I wanted to post the exam schedule.

Com 114 10- 1050

Test date and time is 12/17 at 8am to 10 am.

Com 114 11-1150

Test date and time is 12/17 at 1030am to 1230pm.

Thanks.

Chapter 7

Here are the questions for chapter 7. I will let you know when they are due.

1. There are many social communities in our society. Give some examples.

2. What is a culture system? What defines your culture? Why and how is it different from your neighbor?

3. How does communication affect culture? Be specific.

4. What are the components of culture?

5. Define the following concepts: invention, diffusion, cultural calamity

6. To improve communication between cultures we must resist ethnocentric bias or judging other cultures against our own as if our culture is superior. Another way is to recognize that improving communication between cultures is a process. There are five specific attributes, what are they and how do they work?

Chapter 3

Here are some questions to answer for Monday!!

1. How does communication influence the "self"?

2. What is direct definition and how is it used? Give a personal example.

3. What are the four attachment styles and how are they created? As an adult, how do we use attachment styles? Do they tend to resemble that of our childhood? Why?

4. What are the three major communication influences on the "self"? Example: family

5. How is a self concept multidimensional?

6. How is the self a process?

7. What is the difference between generalized other and particular other. Also, what is meant by reflected appraisal?

8. How are social perspectives constructed? Be specific.

9. What are the five steps to improving our "self concept"?

10. What is self- sabotage?

Chapter 18

Here are some questions that you need to answer in terms of Persuasive Speaking.

1. What is the purpose of persuasive speaking? Be specific.

2. Persuasion can be analyzed in terms of ethos, pathos, and logos. Please explain these concepts and give examples of each.

3. What are the three types of credibility? How do they differ?

4. Why is it important to be credible when speaking?

5. Why is it important to consider the listeners when speaking?

6. What is fallacious reasoning? Give examples of the five listed in the text.

chapter 17

Have the answers to these questions ready for Monday!

1. How do informative and persuasive speaking differ? Give support from text.
2. How do you increase audience listening?
3. What are the ethical concerns associated with informative speaking?
4. Why is credibility important?
5. What are the guidelines for effective informative speaking?

chapter 15

Have the answers to these questions ready for Monday.

1. What are three ways of conducting research mentioned in the text? Which do you prefer and why?
2. What are the four kinds of examples and how do they differ from one another?
3. What are five kinds of visual aids? Which will you likely use and why?

Informative Speech Tips

I have found a few sites online that can help you with selecting a good speech topic..

http://www.speech-topics-help.com/informative-speech-topics.html

http://www.myspeechclass.com/informativetopics2.html

http://www.presentationhelper.co.uk/informative_speech_topic.htm

Here are some tips to consider about informative speeches that I found at College University. suite 101.com....


Speak about something you know about. Pick something that you already have some knowledge about. Otherwise, you're going to have to do an awful lot of research to be able to speak with confidence about your topic.

Speak about something you care about. Enthusiastic teachers are good teachers. You know that from being a student, right? The audience isn't going to listen or learn much unless you convey to them that this is a topic worth learning about.

Speak about something the audience will care about. This is very important. If you speak about something that is relevant to your audience, they are much more likely to pay attention and learn something.

Choose a topic that is of interest to the whole audience. A speech about trendy women's hairstyles may be of interest to many of the females in your audience, but most of the males will not find this relevant at all. Be careful not to lose part of your audience.

Choose an informative speech topic that's not too broad. If you choose a topic that's too broad, you're not going to have enough time to talk about it in much detail. For example, don't give a speech about "museums in the Europe." There's thousands of them, so this topic is way too broad. Narrow it down to something like "art museums in Amsterdam," and you have a manageable topic. You also don't want to choose a topic that's too narrow, but this is a much less common problem.

Avoid topics that everyone already knows about. If the information in your speech is already known, your speech isn't going to inform them of anything new. Don't give a speech about freshman orientation or about popular student hangouts.

Avoid highly complex topics. You probably only have a short period to speech, so explaining a technical or complicated issue well is very difficult. Complex speeches tend to be filled with jargon, or technical words that most of your audience is not familiar with.

Make sure your speech isn't actually a persuasive speech. This is very important, and your public speaking instructor may downgrade you if you fail to do this. An informative speech teaches the audience about something. A persuasive speech asks the audience members to change their attitudes or behaviors. Be careful not to cross the line.

Chapter Nine

Attention: Please have all of the blog questions and ready for class on Wednesday.

1. What is the evolutionary course of personal relationships?

2. What are the five challenges faced in romantic relationships?

chapter 8

1. What is meant by "interpersonal climate" and give an example.
2. How does self disclosure work and how does it affect communication?
3.Write a brief paragraph describing the Johari Window and it's purpose in communication.
4. What are three ways to build supportive climates mentioned in the text?
5. What is the difference between supportive and defensive climates and what factor affect these areas?
6. What are the five ways for individuals to create and maintain healthy interpersonal climates?


You will need to have the answers to these questions ready to be prepared for class on Wednesday!!

Chapter 4

1. What are some obstacles to effective listening and why?
2. What are the 6 forms of non- listening?
3. What is the difference between critical listening and relational listening?
4. How does this chapter relate to perception?

Chapter Two

1. What is the process of perception?
2. What roles do prototypes, stereotypes, and personal constructs play in understanding perception?
3.What are the major influences on perception? (Briefly describe each.)
4. How does communication and perception relate?


Write the answers to these questions and have them for Monday. Also read and answer the questions for Chapter 4 for Monday.

What if I am anxious about the speeches??

In case any of you are becoming nervous about speaking in front of the class, here are some helpful hints and reminders to help you.

1. VISUALIZE. Visualize the speech happening. Use your script to visualize where, when, and how your speech will take place. Visualize a desirable audience, perhaps of friends and family. And visualize finishing the speech. Also, share these visions with your group so that you all have a shared meaning of the speech.

2. Remember, this speech will on average require the actual speaking of an individual in the group to be 4 minutes. Out of all your speeches you give in the course, an individual will speak for about 16 minutes total out of 2004 total class minutes. Not so much... And many of you have spoke out longer during class and question of the day.

3. Know that you are in a safe environment with classmates that all feel as you do. In addition, if we were all great speakers and could not improve, we would not be in this class. Each person will be a better communicator and stronger person after this speech by default even in the worst case scenario.

4. Lastly, I believe in everyone of you and I know that you will all do a fine job. If you are not a bit nervous about the speech, I would wonder how much it mattered to you?? Make sense?

( It is not a bad idea to release some of the nervous tension by taking a brisk walk or some other form of light exercise before the speech. This way the extra adrenaline will not cause you to shake or sweat so much. Again, these are very natural occurences during a speech.)

TESTS!!!

Attention students. I hope that you all have reflected on your tests and used your scores to gage how well you are doing in the course. Please also use these scores as a guide as to how to proceed in the class. The majority of you have room for more preparation such as creating flash cards, study groups, or working more concretely with the blog questions. Perhaps asking questions would help either in class or during my office hours.

Whatever the situation, please know that it is ultimately your grade and your responsibility to do all you can to produce good test scores and speech grades in this class. I will facilitate your learning and evaluate you fairly and effectively.

Just a reminder

Hello all. I just wanted to post a reminder about the amendment to the syllabus. After a class vote, we will be taking both Wednesday and Friday of this week to work on group speeches. Next week we will begin speeches. We will make a final decision as to the order of speeches Wednesday during class.

Do recall that I have announced twice and this is third that anyone that does not come to class on test days, speech days, speech workdays, and on days that other class speeches are going on will fail their perspective test and/ or speech!!!! The only exception to the rule is to clear the absence with me. I must agree to excuse you or you will be failed.

Thanks.

Attention!!!

Attention com 114 students, I am writing to make a note that attendance is extremely important in this class. It is especially critical during group speech and test time!! Those of you that do not come to class on Wednesday, Sept. 23rd will not be considered a part of your group and will not participate in group speeches. Non- participation will result in an F for the group speech.

In addition, those that are not present for the test on Monday will also receive an F.

Receiving a zero for either the test or speech will make it difficult if not impossible to pass the class.

Long story short, BE IN CLASS!!!

Attention!!!

Calling all Comm 114 class participants. I have decided that we will not be covering chapter 14 on the first test!! It is important for Monday that you all have a solid understanding of the concepts in Chapters 5 and 6 that the questions assess.

Also, it is never too early to start preparing for the first test!!

Flash cards, study sessions, and quizzing one another are great ways to learn and retain the material!!

Chapter Six

Here are the questions for chapter 6!!

1. Compare and contrast the differences and similarities of non- verbal and verbal communication.
2. What are the five principles of non- verbal communication?
3. Explain what is meant by "relational level of meaning" and what are the three aspects discussed in the text?
4. What are the eight types of non-verbal communication? Explain each and give examples.
5. What are the two ways to improve non- verbal communication?

Chapter Five

Here are some questions to answer about Chapter 5!!

1. What is meant by the terms abstract, arbitrary, and ambiguous in terms of symbols?
2. How do we interpret meanings? Give examples.
3. What is punctuation? How does it affect communication?
4. Explain the five symbolic activities.
5. Define totalizing, loaded language, hypothetical thought, and dual perspective.
6. What is the difference between "you language" and "i language"?
7. What are the ways to enhance effectiveness in verbal communication?

ATTENTION!!!!

Note:I am posting this notice on Saturday, September 6

Attention Com 114 classes! I have made an alteration to the schedule. We will discuss it in detail on Monday. For now, the good news is that I have pushed off the first speech a bit. The not so good news for some of you is that we will NOT be reviewing chapter thirteen next!! We will be working to learn and apply some major ideas in Chapter five and six this week!!!

I will explain the whys and hows on Monday! Enjoy the weekend!

( For the eleven o'clock section. Your assignments will still be due Monday concerning the blog questions up to chapter eleven! You do not need to brainstorm topics for the speeches at this time!!!)

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven is sort of a continuation of chapter ten...

1. What are six types of task groups and how do they differ?
2. What are the three styles of leadership?
3. What are four methods to making decisions within a group?
4. What is the difference between constructive and destructive conflict?

Chapter Ten

Here are some questions that you should be able to answer after reading chapter ten.

1. What defines a group? ( 5 descriptions)
2. What are the two rules in a group?
3. What are the two potential weaknesses of groups and why?
4. What are the four potential strengths of groups?
5. What are the five features of a group and why are they important?
6. What are norms?
7. What is the difference between centralized and decentralized patterns of interaction?
8. What are the four kind of communication and how do they affect a group?

Chapter One

Here are some things that you need to know about Chapter One.

1. We will focus on three major parts of Communication: Interpersonal, Small group, and Public speaking.
2. Know these terms and their meanings: symbols, meaning, interpretation, feedback, noise, critical thinking, system and process.
3. Get to know the models of communication and how they differ: linear, interactive and transactional.
4. Know what is meant by relational and content levels and be able to provide an example.
5. There are seven areas of communication to know: intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, organizational, intercultural, public and mass communication.

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Here is where you will find additional rescources as well as a place that will keep you all up to date with any changes and/ or news that is relevant for you!