SPEECH

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course focuses on thinking, organizing, and communicating. It covers methods to develop and arrange ideas and information written form for oral delivery. Emphasis will be placed on development of good written texts as well as oral delivery. 

1. INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION
1. Communication Process
1. Model
1. Encoding
2. Decoding
3. Possible interference
4. Sender/receiver
2. Functions of communications
2. Perception
1. Understanding self concept
2. Differences in people that affect their perceptions
1. Physical differences
2. Differences in past experiences and background
3. Differences in present feelings and circumstances
4. Differences in using information
3. How perception affects communication
4. Empathy
3. Verbal Communication
1. Language
1. Meanings of words
1. Denotative
2. Connotative
2. As it changes to meet the needs of society
3. Kinds
1. Technical
2. Slang
3. Obscenities
4. Regional terms
5. Cultural terms
2. Strategies that affect communication
1. To include
2. To exclude
3. To build up
4. To put down
5. To reveal self
6. To conceal self
4. Nonverbal Communication
1. Functions
2. Types
1. Posture
2. Gestures
3. Appearance
4. Eye contact
5. Facial expressions
6. Vocal cues
7. Spatial relations
3. Nonverbal strategies that affect communication
1. To include
2. To exclude
3. To build up
4. To put down
5. To reveal self
6. To conceal self
5. Understanding and Improving Interpersonal Relationships
6. Delivery of "Getting Acquainted" Speech

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