- •Unit 1 Defining Communication
- •I. Notes
- •Is Communication Intentional?
- •Is Communication Sender- or Receiver-Based?
- •Is All Communication Symbolic?
- •II. Discussion
- •Unit 2 Communication: Models, Perspectives
- •I. Notes
- •It All Depends on Your Point of View: Three Perspectives
- •Improving Faulty Communication
- •Improving Our Social Constructions
- •Improving Unhealthy Patterns
- •II. Discussion
- •Unit 3 Decoding Messages: Perception, Information Processing and Listening
- •I. Notes
- •Imposing Order and Meaning on the World
- •Information Processing: Communicating for Clarity
- •Increasing Comprehension
- •Improving General Listening Performance
- •Improving Attention
- •Improving Interpretation
- •Improving Retention and Retrieval
- •II. Discussion
- •Unit 4 Encoding Messages: Spoken Language
- •I. Notes
- •Interactive Discourse: Coherence and Structure
- •Verbal Directness
- •Immediacy: Up Close and Personal
- •Improving Language Choices
- •II. Discussion
- •Unit 5 Encoding Messages: Nonverbal Communication
- •I. Notes
- •Illustrators
- •Increasing Nonverbal Skills
- •II. Discussion
- •Interpersonal Communication
- •I. Notes
- •Variations in Relational Development
- •Interpersonal Attraction: Filtering Theory
- •Increasing Relational Skills
- •II. Discussion
- •Unit 7 Group Communication
- •I. Notes
- •II. Discussion
- •Unit 8 mass communication
- •I. Notes
- •Characteristics of Mass Communication
- •Channels of distribution
- •Interpersonal Diffusion
- •II. Discussion
- •What is ‘strategic’
- •What is ‘strategic conversation’
- •II. Discussion
II. Discussion
Task 1. Discuss the following questions with your partner.
1. State the difference between the following terms: dialogue, debate, discussion, and conversation.
2. Define the communication strategy. What’s the difference between a technique and a strategy?
3. What is strategic conversation? What is it used for?
4. What is a speech tactic?
5. Dwell on typical speech tactics used by speakers in their speeches in public.
Task 2. Match different kinds of conversations with their definitions.
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Debate |
Consideration or examination by argument, comment, etc., esp. to explore solutions; consideration of a question in open and usually informal debate. |
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Discussion |
A conversational exchange between two or more people, it supports the processes of creating, sharing, integrating, and evaluating knowledge. It is intended to be open and power-neutral communication. |
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Dialogue |
A formal method of interactive and representational argument, the aim of which is to increase either party’s awareness or understanding. In this type of conversation one side often prevails over the other side by presenting a superior “context” and/or framework of the issue, which is far more subtle and strategic. |