COMM 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Nonverbal Communication
17 Oct 2018
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Fundamentals of speech lecture 10/17/18
Chapter 11 Delivery: Engaging your Audience
Methods of Delivery
• Manuscript: written out word for word
• Memorize: committed to memory
• Impromptu: off-the-cuff speaking
• Extemporaneous: a blend of preparation and spontaneity
• Usually the best choice for most beginning speakers
Speaker’s notes
• Bright colors, bold lettering
• Each part of speech on own card
• Number cards
• Write on one side only
• Highlight main ideas
• Make comments to self
• Don’t write out word for word
The situation and the audience
• The situation
• Check on the room beforehand, plan your delivery accordingly (example: microphone)
• The audience
• Cultural norms
• Expectations
Nonverbal communication: making the most of your delivery
• The difference between what you say and how you say it
• Nonverbal communication:
• Is continuous
• Simultaneously uses multiple channels
• Is spontaneous
Nonverbal communication systems of codes
• The environment
• Appearance and posture
• Voice
• Eyes and face
• Gestures and movements
• Touch
• Time
Document Summary
Methods of delivery: manuscript: written out word for word, memorize: committed to memory. Impromptu: off-the-cuff speaking: extemporaneous: a blend of preparation and spontaneity, usually the best choice for most beginning speakers. Speaker"s notes: bright colors, bold lettering, each part of speech on own card, number cards, write on one side only, highlight main ideas, make comments to self, don"t write out word for word. The situation and the audience: the situation, check on the room beforehand, plan your delivery accordingly (example: microphone, the audience, cultural norms, expectations. Nonverbal communication: making the most of your delivery: the difference between what you say and how you say it, nonverbal communication, simultaneously uses multiple channels. Nonverbal communication systems of codes: the environment, appearance and posture, voice, eyes and face, gestures and movements, touch, time. Appearance and posture: posture affects your appearance, your attire affects your appearance, dess appropriately and lost the ball cap if you wear one.
