Com 265g: Principles Of Human Communication
COMM 265G: Principles of Human Communication
Spring 2011
Study Guide for Exam 1
The 50 multiple-choice questions for Exam 1 will cover material presented in chapters 1, 2, and
3 of your reader/workbook, as well as the Friday lectures on historical perspectives, general principles, public speaking, and verbal communication. Make sure you understand concepts from both the textbook and the lecture! We indicate when you only need one or the other, if not indicated, know the below from both the text and lecture!
Lecture 1: Historical Perspectives
• Who were Kagemni and Ptah-Hotep?
• Be able to identify four principles of Egyptian rhetoric/communication as discussed by
Kagemni.
• Who were Corax and Tisius?
• Be familiar with Aristotle
and the five Rhetorical Cannons.
• Be familiar with the Roman saying regarding speaking.
Lecture 2: Public Speaking (Part 1)
• Recognize the definition of Stage Fright
• Be familiar with the discussion on nervousness and how to reduce anxiety
• Be familiar with the similarities and differences of interpersonal communication and public speaking.
• Understand the following: audience-centeredness and identification
• Understand how to perform an audience analysis and what to use audience analysis for
• Recognize the tips on topic selection
Chapter 2: Public Speaking
• Be familiar with the history of public speaking and the reasons why we study public speaking. o Note that pp14-15 reinforce the first lecture.
• Understand the definition of public speaking and the different types of speeches
• Understand the four approaches to audience analysis
• Be familiar with the section on listening
Lecture 3 and Chapter 2: Public Speaking (Part 2)
• What does “tell, tell, tell” from large lecture mean?
• What is a thesis statement?
• What are the three potential purposes of a presentation talked about in class?
• Know all the reasons “why (we) study public speaking” (employment, etc.)
• Know what should be in each section of your speech as discussed in large lecture
• Be able to identify the different types of speeches (memorized, impromptu, etc.)
• Know the aspects of “delivery” discussed in your text
• Support material from lecture – understand each element (example, etc.)
• Four suggested places to get information for speech (library, etc.)
• When analyzing your audience from a cultural perspective, what questions should you ask?Lecture 4 and Chapter 1: General Principles of Human Communication
• Be familiar with the model of communication (fig. 1.1) and know definitions for all its elements • What are the content and relationship levels of communication?
• How do you spell Communication? What are we studying in this course (from lecture)
• Be able to identify the different types of noise
• Be able to understand encoding and decoding and the problems Dr. Hubbell discussed with accuracy in decoding
• Know the definitions and differences among: sender-oriented, receiver-oriented, and message-oriented views of communication
• What is our purpose in this class (from large lecture)?
• What are the cultural features that comprise the context of communication?
Lecture 5 and Chapter 3: Verbal Communication
• What are some ways we can effectively detect deception? (large lecture)
• Understand the types of verbal communication (from text)
• What do we mean when we say that language comes from symbols? Understand what is meant when we say that language is arbitrary and conventional?
• Know the definitions for: denotations, connotations, signifiers, signified, phonemes, and morphemes (do not worry about bounded morphemes)
• Know each of the functions of verbal communication from class and text and in particular: processes of avowal and ascription; jargon; slang; argot; dialect and accent; linguistic relativity; and linguistic determinacy
Spring 2011
Study Guide for Exam 1
The 50 multiple-choice questions for Exam 1 will cover material presented in chapters 1, 2, and
3 of your reader/workbook, as well as the Friday lectures on historical perspectives, general principles, public speaking, and verbal communication. Make sure you understand concepts from both the textbook and the lecture! We indicate when you only need one or the other, if not indicated, know the below from both the text and lecture!
Lecture 1: Historical Perspectives
• Who were Kagemni and Ptah-Hotep?
• Be able to identify four principles of Egyptian rhetoric/communication as discussed by
Kagemni.
• Who were Corax and Tisius?
• Be familiar with Aristotle
and the five Rhetorical Cannons.
• Be familiar with the Roman saying regarding speaking.
Lecture 2: Public Speaking (Part 1)
• Recognize the definition of Stage Fright
• Be familiar with the discussion on nervousness and how to reduce anxiety
• Be familiar with the similarities and differences of interpersonal communication and public speaking.
• Understand the following: audience-centeredness and identification
• Understand how to perform an audience analysis and what to use audience analysis for
• Recognize the tips on topic selection
Chapter 2: Public Speaking
• Be familiar with the history of public speaking and the reasons why we study public speaking. o Note that pp14-15 reinforce the first lecture.
• Understand the definition of public speaking and the different types of speeches
• Understand the four approaches to audience analysis
• Be familiar with the section on listening
Lecture 3 and Chapter 2: Public Speaking (Part 2)
• What does “tell, tell, tell” from large lecture mean?
• What is a thesis statement?
• What are the three potential purposes of a presentation talked about in class?
• Know all the reasons “why (we) study public speaking” (employment, etc.)
• Know what should be in each section of your speech as discussed in large lecture
• Be able to identify the different types of speeches (memorized, impromptu, etc.)
• Know the aspects of “delivery” discussed in your text
• Support material from lecture – understand each element (example, etc.)
• Four suggested places to get information for speech (library, etc.)
• When analyzing your audience from a cultural perspective, what questions should you ask?Lecture 4 and Chapter 1: General Principles of Human Communication
• Be familiar with the model of communication (fig. 1.1) and know definitions for all its elements • What are the content and relationship levels of communication?
• How do you spell Communication? What are we studying in this course (from lecture)
• Be able to identify the different types of noise
• Be able to understand encoding and decoding and the problems Dr. Hubbell discussed with accuracy in decoding
• Know the definitions and differences among: sender-oriented, receiver-oriented, and message-oriented views of communication
• What is our purpose in this class (from large lecture)?
• What are the cultural features that comprise the context of communication?
Lecture 5 and Chapter 3: Verbal Communication
• What are some ways we can effectively detect deception? (large lecture)
• Understand the types of verbal communication (from text)
• What do we mean when we say that language comes from symbols? Understand what is meant when we say that language is arbitrary and conventional?
• Know the definitions for: denotations, connotations, signifiers, signified, phonemes, and morphemes (do not worry about bounded morphemes)
• Know each of the functions of verbal communication from class and text and in particular: processes of avowal and ascription; jargon; slang; argot; dialect and accent; linguistic relativity; and linguistic determinacy