COMM 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Sarcasm

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 1
• Professor: Rybold

Document Summary

Language is a medium for expressing thoughts and feelings. Communication is successful to the extent that is clear. The belief is that you should express what you think . Communication is a game played cooperatively (playing the role appropriately. Ex) professor; what"s the respectful way to talk to violate expectation) Socially conventional rules and procedures are critical (situationally appropriate) Communication is intended to achieve goals (beyond just clarity) Emphasis on interpersonal harmony and consensus (when there could be a interpersonal conflict, they will try to find a way. Bad news to deliver it"s actually good for us) ex) child report card bring home has lots of d"s. Look at how much i can grow as a student . Can shape reality based on the way i communicate. (usually politician. Conventional logic where he needs to go. Rhetorical consensus found; its not that they"re nicer. The communication climates we grow up in.