SPC-1017 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Proxemics, Blackboard, Jargon
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Trait like communication apprehension: always apprehensive when speaking. State like communication apprehension: limited to a certain setting/group of people. Systematic desensitization: attempt to get rid of a fear by. Cognitive restructuring: getting you to think differently about past experiences to help you speak. This class is about building skills, and unconscious incompetence is off the table. Communication: the process of sending and receiving verbal and nonverbal messages to create shared meaning. It is a dynamic process: both sender and receiver are continuously forming, sending, and interpreting messages. Good/bad: maybe when lying in bed or writing in your journal. Interpersonal: communication between people with an identifiable relationship. Can take place during public speaking, and become a really important part of public speaking. Social penetration theory: we are onions, and we peel away layers. Impersonal: communication with general topics: small group: communication that occurs in groups of three to ten.
