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Verbal Communication

3. Verbal Communication. Language. A body of symbols and the systems for their use in messages that are common to the people of the same speech community Speech community Words Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Uses of Language. To designate, label, define, and limit To evaluate

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Verbal Communication

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  1. 3 Verbal Communication

  2. Language • A body of symbols and the systems for their use in messages that are common to the people of the same speech community • Speech community • Words • Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

  3. Uses of Language • To designate, label, define, and limit • To evaluate • To discuss things outside our immediate experience • To talk about language

  4. Language & Meaning The relationship between language and meaning is not simple because: • The meaning of words is in people, not the words themselves • Words have two levels of meaning • Denotation • Connotation • Meaning depends on syntactic context • Language changes over time

  5. Cultural Differences • Low-context cultures • High-context cultures

  6. Gender Differences • Feminine styles of language • Masculine styles of language

  7. Improving Verbal Skills • Choose specific language • Specific words • Concrete words • Precise words (Dictionary.com) • The correct word is like the difference between lightning and the lightning bug. • Develop verbal vividness • Similes • Metaphors • Common vivid word (exercise p 65)

  8. Improving Verbal Skills Cont. • Develop verbal emphasis • Proportion • Repetition • Transitions • Provide details and examples • Date information • Index generalizations

  9. Using Specific Language

  10. Speak Appropriately • Adapt your vocabulary to the listener • Use jargon sparingly • Use slang in appropriate situations • Demonstrate linguistic sensitivity • Generic language • Nonparallel language • Marking • Emphasizing an irrelevant relationship

  11. Websites • Denotative vs. connotative meaning http://etap.org/demo/englishhs/instruction_last.html • Using jargon http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/01/dont_use_jargon.html

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