COMM 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Nonverbal Communication, Eye Contact, Vocal Folds

• School: University of San Diego
• Department: Communication Studies Courses
• Course: COMM 101
• Professor: Lindholm Charmin

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Choose interesting topic that your audience will care about. Purpose statement: should be expressed in the form of a complete sentence that describes your speci c purpose- exactly what you want your speech to accomplish. General purpose: which might be to inform, persuade, and entertain. Thesis statement: tells your listeners the central idea of your speech. Audience analysis: involves identifying and adapting your remarks to the most pertinent characteristics of your listeners. Characteristics of your audience that can be categorized such as cultural di erences, age, gender, group membership, number of ppl, and so on. Re ect predisposition to view you or your topic in a favorable or unfavorable way. Beliefs: lie a little deeper and deal with the truth of something. Values: deeply rooted feelings about a concepts inherent worth or worthiness the occasion. Be aware of events going on around you. Choose topic broad enough to say something worthwhile but brief enough to t your limits.