1. Comm 100-day5

2. Agenda Administrative Attendance Grades Questions?
Journals today
Exams by the end of the week
Questions?
Lecture—Verbal Communication (6:35-7:40)
Lecture
Journaling
Break (7:40-7:55)
Activity—Radio Address (7:55-8:55)

3. What is verbal communication?
consists of spoken language.
describes the verbal symbols we use.
takes as its units of analysis words and sentences.
is used to express meanings to others.

4. Theories of language Sapir-Whorf hypothesis Speech act theory
Language shapes our perception of reality.
The way we think is affected by our native language
Linguistic relativity—structural differences between languages are paralleled by nonlinguistic cognitive differences.
Linguistic determinism—the structure of language determines our worldview.
Speech act theory
Linguistic utterances can be used to carry out actions.
Locution
Illocution
Perlocution

5. Theories of Language We know that language is
arbitrary, abstract, and ambiguous
social
symbolic
systematic
vocal
non-instinctive, conventional
productive and creative

6. abstraction

7. Ladder of abstraction MOST ABSTRACT
Action: Avoid interacting with Nick.
Judgment: Nick is a selfish and immature person.
Label applied: Nick is taking more than his share of time.
Perceived behavior: Nick asks a lot of questions during the meeting.
Concrete phenomena: Nick moves around a lot; he says he is worried about making a good grade in the course; and he asks many questions.
LEAST ABSTRACT

8. Principles of verbal messages
The meanings of messages are in people.
Verbal messages are connotative and denotative
Connotation
Denotation
Snarl words
Purr words
Messages can deceive
Messages can vary in assertiveness

9. Principles of verbal messages
Verbal communication is guided by rules
Communication rules
Regulative rules
Constitutive rules
Verbal communication is punctuated

10. The Nature of Verbal Messages
Messages can be confirming or disconfirming
Confirmation
Disconfirmation
Rejection
Disconfirming language often rejects someone’s identity
Ableism
Racist speech
Heterosexist speech
Ageist speech
Sexist speech

11. The Nature of verbal messages
Types of verbal communication
Assertive
Aggressive
Passive

12. Effective verbal communication
Engage in person centered communication
People are different from one another
That doesn’t men they’re not people first
People change, so avoid static evaluations
Be conscious of abstraction
Qualify your language
Own your thoughts and feelings

13. Journaling
Have you ever had a disconnect with someone due to language? Explain. What caused the difficulty and what would have fixed it?
Do you agree or disagree with the idea of linguistic determinism? Given an example of how this concept has played out in your relationship with someone who is close to you.

14. Activity: Radio Address
Your task is to develop a verbal and vocal message that might be aired on the radio.
You will deliver your message in such a way that your audience cannot see you.
Criteria:
You must develop either an advertisement or a news story:
The advertisement must persuade your audience to purchase some fantastic or fictional product.
The news story must tell your audience of an impending apocalyptic event—an alien invasion, a zombie apocalypse, a horrific natural disaster, World War III, etc.
You must use elements of verbal communication and paralanguage.
You must use voice to create characters.
You must develop a 3 minute spot.

15. Radio address