COM-2080 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Crisis Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Stage Fright
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Select among three general speech purposes: informing, persuading, or marking an event. Tools used to produce and display online presentations: broadband. Internet connection, hardware for recording audio and video, software for recording and editing, etc. (pg. 232) Enthusiasm and naturalness are key in an online presentation. Online presentations can be streamed in real time, or recorded for distribution later whenever an audience wants to access them. Real-time presentations connect presenter and audience live, in synchronous connection (pg. 234) In a recorded presentation, transmission and reception occur at different times, in asynchronous communication (pg. 234) Online presentation platforms include videos, pod/vodcasts, webinars, and graphical presentations. A screencast captures whatever is displayed on your computer screen, from text to slides to streaming video (pg. 235) Screencasts can be streamed in real-time or recorded for playback or export to a hosting web site. The screencast format is especially useful for training purposes.