1. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham PREPARING YOURSELF TO FRAME SPONTANEOUSLY Effective communication requires framing and credibility with a merger of (communication) goals and spontaneity. (p. 143-144)

2. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham2 Use Priming Priming is activating mental models, anticipated opportunities, and/or desirable language sometime prior to communicating. ~~~ Priming is assisted by reflection.

3. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham3 Spontaneous Communication vs. Planning to Communicate Both result in (communication) goals but with planned goals, your emergent goals are developed. Why is this better? An advantage?

4. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham4 Why is this better? An advantage? Emergent goals are set “on-the-spot”; they’re intermediate goals that support the short-term and global goals. So, planned goals will help your ability to manage meaning, in order to communicate your frame. That ability is to manage meaning is connected to goal consciousness.

5. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham5 How do you manage meaning? How do you frame? Build mental models Bring mental models into conscious awareness Develop frames from your mental readiness ~~~ Mental readiness is developed by the conscious recall you have and use to leave an unconscious imprint.

6. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham6 In building mental models –Take time to develop them for future use –Clarify values –Clarify mission To bring mental models into conscious awareness –Use reflection –Communicate mental models to others

7. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham7 Situational Opportunities for Priming 1.Specific Situations = Rehearsal 2.Total Surprises = Clarification (of values and mission) And…

8. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham8 Situational Opportunities for Priming, continued 3.Repeatable Contexts: Don’t take the familiar for granted; insist on using spontaneity; repetition of contexts will make your point(s) and communicate your message(s) Plus…

9. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham9 Situational Opportunities for Priming, continued 4.High Impact –Recognize the factors: Unnecessary complexity Misleading info Loose ends Suppressed info Barriers to action –Respond appropriately Simplify Set the record straight Forge linkages Discover the missing puzzle piece (p. 160) Find new angles for removing the barriers

10. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham10 “How To” with Repeatable Contexts Visualize your repeatable contexts but imagine them differently, as different contexts or as a different situation. Imagine your task, relationship, and identity goals in each of the contexts you have visualized.

11. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham11 Tacit or Implicit Learning “The unconscious processing of information… occurs when knowledge is acquired implicitly, held tacitly, and used unconsciously.” Language skills and spontaneous communication are related to tacit/implicit learning.

12. Dr. Joanne E. Nottingham12 Trust your intuitions and make priming a habit. “Notice” framing. ~Fairhurst & Sarr~