COM 135 Study Guide - Final Guide: Nonverbal Communication, Eye Contact, Expectancy Theory

• School: Miami University
• Department: Communication
• Course: COM 135
• Professor: All

Document Summary

Chapter 1: explain the importance of studying public speaking: You will learn and practice strategies for effective delivery and critical listening as well distinguish a purpose for strengths you may have. Empowerme nt: the ability to speak with competence and confidence. To be empowered is to have the resources, information, and attitudes that allow you to take action to achieve a desired goal. You will have empowerment knowing that you are saying things that will get across to your audience in a clear and concise manner. Employment: being able to express your ways effectively is the number one skill looked for by employers. The skills one may learn in a public-speaking course, such as how to ethically adapt information to listeners, organize your ideas, persuade others and hold your listeners" attention are extremely important: distinguish between public speaking and conve rsation: Like conversation, public speaking requires you to focus and verbalize yo ur thoughts.