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Understanding Communication
Chapter 1 – “Understanding Communication”
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assignments will be due at the end of the class period today, so get ready to
get busy! · Audience · Channels · Communication · Decoding · Encoding · Feedback · Formal settings · Informal settings · Interference · Interpersonal communication · Messages · Nonverbal symbols · Physical noise · Psychological noise · Receiver · Semantic noise · Sender · Verbal symbols We will discuss the summary on page 21. Then for homework respond to review questions 1-10, page 22.
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10. Speech Chapter 1 Packet Name _______________ First we’ll do Activity 1, “Identifying Occupational Uses of Communication Skills,” on page 23. Interview three (3) students not from this class for this activity and complete this sheet. Student interviewed: _________________________
Student’s career goal: ________________________
Aspects of this career that involve or require good communication skills (Example: a nurse or doctor needs excellent communication skills to understand a patient’s needs/ailments and to clearly explain how to treat the illnesses)
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Student interviewed: _________________________
Student’s career goal: ________________________
Aspects of this career that involve or require good communication skills
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Student interviewed: _________________________
Student’s career goal: ________________________
Aspects of this career that involve or require good communication skills
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________________________________________________________________________ Now do Activity 6, “Identifying Learning Goals in a Speech Class,” on page 24. Complete this with a single partner – one group will have three. Everyone, please each write your group’s answers here. SPEECH HOMEWORK Name ___________________
“Interpreting Nonverbal Communication in Television Programs” (page 23) Watch a television talk show. In the space below, list the ways how people communicate nonverbally during one conversation. (Watch their facial expressions and other types of body language.) Then turn the off sound. How much of the story are you able to follow? What nonverbal symbols (body language) help you to follow this much of the story? Which program did you watch? Write a brief summary about what this show’s episode. (What was the show about?) Chapter 1 Test Review Name ____________________ Define communication. How many people are needed to have interpersonal communication? List 3 traits of an effective communicator. *
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* With a formal communication setting, are there opportunities to prepare beforehand? In an informal conversation with a friend, are both people senders and receivers? List 3 nonverbal transmitters in face-to-face communication. *
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* Is direct feedback possible in a television broadcast without a live audience? Is communication essential in the following situations: *building relationships? *making decisions? *meeting social needs? Is conversation with family/friends informal or formal communication? In a public speaking situation, can the sender’s purpose be to inform and convince the audience (receivers)? Put a * by the aspects included in debate: Prove or disprove a statement Use verbal messages Use nonverbal messages Rely on feedback What is the first step in the communication process? What 3 levels must a sender consider about the receiver? *
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* What is encoding? What is decoding? Does knowing the receiver’s background help the sender to predict how the receiver responds to the information? Does knowing the receiver’s background help the sender to interpret the receiver’s feedback? English 10 – Chapter 1 Checklist Name________________ Check off each task upon completion so you don’t forget anything. _____1. Complete the five Discussion Questions _____2. Complete the “Speech Chapter 1 Packet.” This packet involves work outside of class. _____3. Write answers to the 10 Review Questions _____4. Do Activity 1, Identifying Occupational Uses of Communication Skills _____5. Do Activity 6, Identifying Learning Goals in a Speech Class _____6. Brainstorm as a class and list specific instances of interference that are typical in a school day. Not all interference has to be verbal; for example, hunger pangs in class before lunch can interfere with your concentration. Unfortunately, not all interference can be eliminated; sometimes it can be only minimized or tolerated.
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Activity 9, Inventing Nonverbal Symbols _____7. COMPLETE Review for Chapter 1 test. _____8. Take the Chapter 1 test. NOTE: As always, please bring an Accelerated Reader book to class every day, just in case you get some time at the end of certain class periods to read. |
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