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Dr. John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication: Chapter 4: Engaging in Verbal Communication
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Dr John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication. Friday, March 28, 2008. Chapter 4: Engaging in Verbal Communication. Engaging in Verbal Communication. I Language consists of symbols that are used to represent people, events, and all that goes on around and in us. A Verbal communication refers to the spoken or written word. B Nonverbal communication includes symbols other words. II There are three critical features of language. A It is arbitrary. B It is ambiguous. 4 Ambiguity leads to misunderstanding.
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Dr. John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication: Chapter 1: A First Look at Communication
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Dr John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication. Thursday, March 27, 2008. Chapter 1: A First Look at Communication. A First Look at Communication. A To the author. B To Communication Mosaics. II There are many important reasons for studying communication. A By learning about communication theories and principles you can become a more skilled communicator. B By learning about communication theories and principles you can become more adept at making sense of what happens in your everyday life. 1 To partic...
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Dr. John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication: Chapter 5: Engaging in Nonverbal Communication
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Dr John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication. Sunday, March 30, 2008. Chapter 5: Engaging in Nonverbal Communication. Engaging in Nonverbal Communication. I Definition: Nonverbal communication is all aspects of communication other than words themselves. A Nonverbal communication includes gestures, body language, voice inflection and volume, environment, and objects. B Nonverbal communication is estimated to account for 65% to 93% of the total meaning of communication. 1 Meanings vary over time. E Nonv...
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Dr. John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication: Chapter 3: Perceiving and Understanding
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Dr John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication. Friday, March 28, 2008. Chapter 3: Perceiving and Understanding. I Perception is an active, three-part, interrelated process of selecting, organizing and interpreting phenomena. A Selection is the process of choosing which aspects of reality to notice. 1 We notice things that stand out because they are intense, large, or unusual. 2 We can talk to ourselves to influence what we selective attend to. 3 Stereotypes are predictive generalizations about phenomena.
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Dr. John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication: Chapter 2: The Field of Communication in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
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Dr John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication. Thursday, March 27, 2008. Chapter 2: The Field of Communication in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. The Field of Communication in Historical. I The study of communication has a long history. A The study of communication dates back more than 2,500 years to ancient Greece. 1 Corax and Tisias were the first known communication theorists and teachers of rhetoric and persuasion. 1 Rhetoric was taught as the practical art of effective speaking. 2 The In...
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Dr. John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication: March 2008
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Dr John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication. Sunday, March 30, 2008. Maslow and the Hierarchy of Needs. One of the many interesting things Maslow noticed while he worked with monkeys early in his career, was that some needs take precedence over others. For example, if you are hungry and thirsty, you will tend to try to take care of the thirst first. After all, you can do without food for weeks, but you can only do without water for a couple of days! 2 The safety and security needs. When the physi...
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Dr. John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication: Maslow and the Hierarchy of Needs
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Dr John Ballotti's Notes on Human Communication. Sunday, March 30, 2008. Maslow and the Hierarchy of Needs. One of the many interesting things Maslow noticed while he worked with monkeys early in his career, was that some needs take precedence over others. For example, if you are hungry and thirsty, you will tend to try to take care of the thirst first. After all, you can do without food for weeks, but you can only do without water for a couple of days! 2 The safety and security needs. When the physi...
