| 959885249 | Communication | A conscious or unconscious, intentional or unintentional process in which feelings and ideas are expressed as verbal and/or nonverbal messages that are sent, received, and comprehended. | | 1 |
| 959885250 | Intrapersonal Communication | Communicating with yourself, encompassing such activities as thought processing, personal decision-making, listening, and determining self-concept | | 2 |
| 959885251 | Interpersonal Communication | An interactional process in which two people send and receive messages; forms include face-to-face or mediated conversations, interviews, and small group discussions. | | 3 |
| 959885252 | Public Communication | Characterized by a speaker sending a message to an audience. | | 4 |
| 959885253 | Selective Communication | The ability of humans to choose the symbols that best represent the idea or concept to be expressed. | | 5 |
| 959885254 | Source | The originator of the message. | | 6 |
| 959885255 | Receiver | The recipient of the message. | | 7 |
| 959885256 | Messages | The content of communication. | | 8 |
| 959885257 | Feedback | A verbal and/or nonverbal reaction or response to the message. | | 9 |
| 959885258 | Frame of Reference | A perceptual screen used by receivers to filter message ideas based on their background and culture. | | 10 |
| 959885259 | Perceptions | The way a person views the world. | | 11 |
| 959885260 | Encode | The process of creating a message. | | 12 |
| 959885261 | Primary Signal System | The senses (seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching) | | 13 |
| 959885262 | Decodes | The process of translating the received messages. | | 14 |
| 959885263 | Channel | The mode by which the communication is conveyed from source to source as it flows one on one or via electronic channels or physical contact. | | 15 |
| 959885264 | Communication Noise | Any internal or external interference in the communication process | | 16 |
| 959885265 | Linear Model of Communication | A schematic that illustrates the process by which a source encodes a message and sends it to a receiver through one or more sensory channels without a feedback loop. The receiver then receives and decodes the message. | | 17 |
| 959885266 | Interactional Model of Communication | A schematic that illustrates how the receiver receives and decodes the message, then encodes feedback and sends it back to the source, thus making the process two-directional. The source then decodes the feedback message, encodes a new message that adjusts to the feedback (adaptation). | | 18 |
| 959885267 | Transactional Model of Communication | A schematic that illustrates how communicators simultaneously process messages. | | 19 |
| 959885268 | Media | Radio, television, the Internet, magazines, newspapers, and films as types of communication. | | 20 |
| 959885269 | Intracultural Communication | Interaction between those who have a common cultural bond (ex: Spaniard to Spaniard, female to female) | | 21 |
| 959885270 | Intercultural Communication | Communication between individuals with whom there is little or no cultural bond (ex: Japanese citizen with little knowledge of New Zealand and a New Zealander with little knowledge of Japan or its customs who are speaking with each other). | | 22 |
| 959885271 | First Amendment Speech | The protected right of people in the United States to speak without restriction - to be free to say what they want within the guidelines of the first amendment of the U.S. Constitution as interpreted by the Supreme Court. | | 23 |
| 959885272 | Ethical Communicators | Those who respect the integrity of ideas and concerns from the listeners. | | 24 |
| 959885273 | Nonverbal Communication | All messages that people exchange beyond the words themselves. | | 25 |
| 959885274 | Kinesics | The study of communication through the body and its movements. | | 26 |
| 959885275 | Emblems | Cultural-specific nonverbal acts that have a direct verbal translation or diction definition consisting of one or two words. | | 27 |
| 959885276 | Proxemics | The study of how people use and perceive their social and personal space. | | 28 |
| 959885277 | Purpose of the Speech | Centers on the speaker's expected outcomes for the presentation. | | 29 |
| 959885278 | Plagiarism | Occurs when a speaker uses the ideas and words of others as his or her own without giving credit to the originator of the material. | | 30 |
| 959885279 | Fabrication | Making up information or guessing at information and presenting it as if it were factual. | | 31 |
| 959885280 | Audience Analysis | Assessing the demographic, psychographic, and rhetorographic characteristics of your prospective listeners. | | 32 |
| 959885281 | Statement of Central Idea | Defines the subject and develops the criteria by which to evaluate the material to be included in the speech. | | 33 |
| 959885282 | Impromptu Speaking | A speech given with little or no preparation. | | 34 |
| 959885283 | Ad Lib Speaking | A speech in which a speaker has no time to organize ideas. | | 35 |
| 959885284 | Extemporaneous Speaking | The speaker knows in advance that she or he will be giving a speech, can prepare by doing research and planning the speech. | | 36 |
| 959885285 | Speech Planning Outline | A brief framework used to think through the process of the speech. | | 37 |
| 959885286 | Speech Presentation Outline | A framework in which the speaker fleshes out the planning outline with examples and illustrations and writes in internal summaries and forecasts. | | 38 |
| 959885287 | Topic Outline | A speech presentation tool that has words or phrases for all entries and usually has little or no punctuation after entries. | | 39 |
| 959885288 | Sentence Outline | A speech presentation tool that has complete sentences for all entries and usually has correct punctuation. | | 40 |
| 959885289 | Mind Mapping | A method of arranging materials visually rather than in list form. This is a mode often favored by global thinkers/listeners who are stimulated by pictures rather than words. | | 41 |
| 959885290 | Manuscript Speech Mode | A speech in which the material is written out and delivered word for word from a text. | | 42 |
| 959885291 | Memorized Speech Mode | A speech is written out word for word and then committed to memory. | | 43 |
| 959885292 | Primary Sources of Information | Sources used in a speech to develop clarification or proof that represent the original reports of the observations or research. | | 44 |
| 959885293 | Secondary Sources of Information | Sources used in a speech to develop clarification or proof that report, but did not originally generate, the observations or research. | | 45 |
| 959885294 | Oral Footnote | An oral reference used in a speech that indicates the material being presented is a paraphrase or quotation generated by a source other than the speaker. | | 46 |
| 959885295 | Supporting Speech Material | Information used by a public speaker that clarifies a point being made in the speech or offers evidence of the validity of presented argument. | | 47 |
| 959885296 | Internal Summary | A short restatement of what has just been said in the section that you are about to leave before proceeding to the next segment. | | 48 |
| 959885297 | Forecast | A statement that alerts the audience to ideas that are coming. | | 49 |
| 959885298 | Signposting | Speaker stating, during a speech, where the listeners have been, where they are presently, and where they are going. | | 50 |
| 959885299 | Supplementary Speech Aids | Visual, audio, audiovisual, and computerized graphics used during a speech with the intention of facilitating the listeners' understanding. | | 51 |
| 959885300 | Visual Aids | Supplementary aids, which appeal to the sense of sight, that are used during a speech to facilitate the listeners' understanding. | | 52 |
| 959885301 | Introduction to a Speech | The segment of a speech with the purpose of gaining the listeners' attention and orienting them to the material that will be presented | | 53 |
| 959885302 | Orienting Material | Provides the background necessary to understand the basic material of a speech. | | 54 |
| 959885303 | Statement of the Speech's Central Idea | The segment of a speech intended to keep the speaker on course for developing a purposeful and well-organized speech, while indicating the response the speaker wants from listeners. | | 55 |
| 959885304 | Body of a Speech | The segment of the speech that is developed through major points as well as any sub-points needed to discuss the speaker's central idea. | | 56 |
| 959885305 | Method of Issue Arrangement for the Body of a Speech | The structured way the body of a speech is organized. | | 57 |
| 959885306 | Spatial Method of Issue Arrangement | A method of arrangement for the body of a speech in which the speaker sets a point of reference and follows a geographic pattern. | | 58 |
| 959885307 | Time Method of Issue Arrangement | A method of arrangement for the body of a speech that orders information from a beginning point to an ending one, with all the steps developed in numerical or a time sequence. | | 59 |
| 959885308 | Topical Method of Issue Arrangement | A method of arrangement for the body of a speech in which a speaker explains an idea in terms of its component parts. | | 60 |
| 959885309 | Causal Method of Issue Arrangement | A method of arrangement for the body of a speech in which the speaker shows how two or more events are connected in such a way that if one occurs the other will necessarily follow. | | 61 |
| 959885310 | Comparison Method of Issue Organization | A method of arrangement for the body of a speech in which the speaker describes how the two types of entities are alike. | | 62 |
| 959885311 | Contrast Method of Issue Arrangement | A method of arrangement for the body of a speech in which the speaker tells the differences between two entities. | | 63 |
| 959885312 | Comparison-Contrast Method of Issue Arrangement | A method of arrangement for the body of a speech in which the speaker shows similarities and differences of the entities being discussed. | | 64 |
| 959885313 | Problem-Solution Method of Issue Arrangement | A method of arrangement for the body of a speech in which the speaker attempts to identify what is wrong and to determine how to cure it or make a recommendation for its cure. | | 65 |
| 959885314 | Conclusion of a Speech | The ending section of a speech; its purpose is to summarize what has been said and/or motivate the listeners to take a prescribed action. | | 66 |
| 959885315 | Partitioning Organizational Speech Structure | A deductive format to a speech in which, as the speech proceeds, the presentation is partitioned into a number of points. | | 67 |
| 959885316 | Partitioning Step | A device used in a speech that lists how the main issues will be presented in the presentation. | | 68 |
| 959885317 | Unfolding Organizational Speech Structure | An inductive style of organizing a speech in which the speaker lays out supporting evidence and then draws a conclusion, leading the listeners to be drawn into the argument. | | 69 |
| 959885318 | Case Method of Organizational Speech Structure | A speech organizational mode, which is suitable for a single-issue speech, in which the speaker discusses the central idea of the presentation without breaking it into sub-points. | | 70 |
| 959885319 | Informative Speaking | Discourse that imparts new information, secures understanding, or reinforces accumulated information. | | 71 |
| 959885320 | Speeches About Objects | A classification of informative speech with the purpose of describing a particular thing in details, such as person, place, animal, or structure. | | 72 |
| 959885321 | Speeches About Processes | A classification of informative speech intended to instruct the audience about how something works, is made, or is done. | | 73 |
| 959885322 | Speeches About Events | A classification of informative speech intended to tell about something that has already happened, is happening, or is expected to happen. | | 74 |
| 959885323 | Speeches About Concepts | A classification of informative speech that examines theories, beliefs, ideas, philosophies, or schools of thought. | | 75 |
| 959885324 | Informative Briefing | A classification of informative speaking, which presents information to an audience, followed by an exchange of data, ideas, and questions by the participants. | | 76 |
| 959885325 | Team Briefing | A classification of information speech in which a series of speakers present the findings or recommendations of a group activity. | | 77 |
| 959885326 | One-on-One Briefing | A classification of informative speech in which a person or small group presents a finding or concept to a single individual. | | 78 |
| 959885327 | Technical Report | A form of informative speech presented at a convention or meeting of experts in a professional or academic field. | | 79 |
| 959885328 | Professional Paper | A classification of informative speech presented at a convention or meeting of experts in a professional or academic field. | | 80 |
| 959885329 | Poster Session | An informative speech in which the presenter prepares visuals in the form of charts, posters, or PowerPoint handouts, which are used during the speech to explain a professional paper. | | 81 |
| 959885330 | Lecture | An informative speech intended to facilitate learning about a particular field. | | 82 |
| 959885331 | Question-and-Answer Session | A follow-up to the prepared address during which the speaker answers inquiries from the audience. | | 83 |
| 959885332 | Speech of Introduction | An informative speech with the purpose of introducing a speaker to an audience. | | 84 |
