COMM 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Physical Attractiveness

• School: Northeastern University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 1101
• Professor: Dale Herbeck

Document Summary

Listening is the single most important skill because comm doesn"t exist without a listener. Listening- the process of receiving, constructing meaning from, and responding to spoken and/or nonverbal messages: four stages: hearing, understanding, evaluating, and responding. Hearing (sensing)- the stage when listeners pick up the sound waves directed toward them: hearing the sounds, not the same as understanding and evaluating. Understanding- interpreting the messages associated with sounds or what the sounds mean: the thoughts that are expressed and emotional tone, affects how you will respond, physiologically and communicatively. Remembering- messages that you receive and understand need to be remembered for at least some period of time: sometimes, note taking or recording is considered appropriate. Evaluating- assessing your reaction to a message: often occurs without much thought (doorbell rings, answer the door, sometimes evaluation requires critical analysis (professor asks serious question) 7. 3: listening and the individual: influences and barriers.