Transcript Verbal Communication - Gordon State College

Verbal Communication
Student Lecturers: Jordan, Tybee and Kayla
Verbal Communication is...
 Language
 Symbolic
 Spoken and Written
 Arbitrary
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and thus…continuously
changing
 Ambiguous
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and thus…sometimes
misleading
 Meaningful
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Different….the Same…..or
Both?
 Abstract
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Words represent
phenomena
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Ladder of abstraction
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Concrete vs. Abstract
(more abstract  more
confusing)
Meaning behind language
 Literal vs. subjective (Denotative vs. Connotative)
 Slang
 How do you define:
 Family
 Good Friend
 Love
 Fun
Principles of Verbal Communication
 Interpretations  creating meaning
 Consider context, relationships, self-concept, experiences
 Guided by communication rules
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Regulative rules and constitutive rules
Shaped by culture
Public vs. Private
Can change
Sometimes we are unaware, but we follow the rules
 Punctuation; marks beginning and end
Rules of Verbal
Communication
What’s wrong with this email exchange?
STUDENT’S EMAIL:
So should I type it or just hand it in with my excuse Monday?
PROFESSOR’S REPLY:
All assignments should be typed, as stated in the syllabus. You will need to
email it today so I can confirm that it was completed before class.
STUDENT’S REPLY:
I KNOW THAT. I was saying should I go ahead and EMAIL it to you. That's
what I'm saying! But I'll go ahead and type/ email it to you. Same thing. Have
a nice night.
Technology and Verbal
Communication
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpLLZD69WFw
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57dzaMaouXA
Language….
 Defines phenomena, relationships, interactions
 Evaluates phenomena
 Organizes experiences
 Allows hypothetical thought and self-reflection
Consider how the use of
language shapes your perceptions
of others…
Example: Celebrities
On Miley Cyrus, Ratchet Culture and
Accessorizing With Black People
The new pseudo-thugged out Miley has been percolating for a while; from
her twerking unicorn suit video to her appearance on stage at a Juicy J
show, the former Disney darling seems drawn to specific elements of a
specific form of hip-hop. Not socially-conscious hip-hop. Dirty
South/crunk hip-hop associated with strip clubs, pimps and drug
dealers…The track Miley popped her ass to at his show, "Bandz a Make
Her Dance," is specifically about hanging out in the company of strippers.
Borrowed directly from:http://jezebel.com/on-miley-cyrusratchet-culture-and-accessorizing-with-514381016
Why Can’t Beyoncé Have It All?
Beyoncé is, after all, talented, successful, and fearsomely hardworking; she’s rich,
beautiful, and comports herself in a manner that’s about as dignified as pop stars
can manage. She’s married a covetable partner, Jay-Z, and birthed the most
famous baby in the hemisphere; she even excels at those small things that, much
like Michelle Obama’s upper arms, are poor indicators of human value but
require impressive effort and attention to detail (e.g., hair, nails, fitness). She and
her husband are vaguely chummy with the Obamas, creating a fantasy of blackpower-couple synergy that’s irresistibly seductive. We may not actually know
much about Beyoncé, but there is a model of perfection we would like to see in
her, and the fact that she can sustain that image suggests she has it really, really,
rigorously together.
Borrowed directly from: http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/nitsuhabebe-on-beyonce.html
Snooki’s Time
Borrowed directly from:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/25/fashion/25Snooki.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Snooki has a way of putting herself together that while in some ways is atrocious, is
completely identifiable to her and consistent with her attention-seeking personality. She
wears short, clingy dresses in a pattern or with some metallic trim, huge enameled or
bejeweled hoop earrings and glittery high heels.
Lots of 22-year-old women wear revealing clothes, but they may not have her body shape,
and it’s a safe bet they’re not rocking a pouf. Though that may change when a line of
Snooki hair products comes out. Anyway, the effect has been interesting. “If you were to
draw a cartoon of her, you would know immediately who she is,” said Chris Linn, the
executive vice president for pilots at MTV. “She’s an icon.”
But trying to hold a conversation with Snooki is a little like getting down on your hands
and knees with a child. You have to come down to her level, and sometimes you almost
think you need to bribe her with a piece of candy to coax her to be more responsive. She is
really only responsive to her own immediate needs and desires. She is not self-centered, but
she is used to acting out and getting away with it.
Reappropriation of Language
(a part of evaluating phenomena)
 Reclaiming “Bitch”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnGXOh6TJ0k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ivt_N2Zcts
 Group Discussion:
 What did it teach you about the power of language?
Reappropriation of language? What is your stance—and
why?
 How do these topics/concepts play a role?: experiences,
relationship, context, identity, perceptions
Example 2: Reclaiming
“Fat”
Example 3:
Redefining Beauty?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PCkvCPvDXk
Role/Importance of
Verbal Communication
TABOO TIME!!!