Lecture notes for week one

It has been a long time since I have entered anything in this blog. Lost some energy for it last spring and didn't use it at all in the fall. Here's another round, I am convinced that some students will find it interesting, and maybe even helpful.

Lecture notes – week one, day one (need to get through first day to see how the rest of week should go)

Inventory and course details (Course details – office hours on Tuesday (ADM215C), materials = textbook, notebook (sections – notes, handouts, returned work), writing utensil, videotape, computer on Weds.

Introductions using circle map, I will model,

Partners present something unique, special, cool about their partner

Note sampling, four areas of communication – differences and similarities – Interpersonal, Small groups, Public Speaking, Mass Media- 3 principles – cannot not, expert, cannot master

Decide about taking the course – easy course – common sense, hard course – will make you change, decide by Monday – best course you will ever take (most important)

Day two-

Matches – What conclusions can we draw (1) assumptions/perception are part of all communication (people are never a blank slate, carry attitudes, experiences, history into situations) (2)What techniques were successful and what were not? (references to direction, using precision) – the process of adjustment, finding commonalities, creating a frame (called phatic communication)

Draw - CO model – sender/receiver (transactional), channel (immediate, mediated) (synchronous, asynchronous), message (verbal, nonverbal), noise (technical interference, semantic interference, psychological), effect (if a tree falls in a forest and no one hears it, does it make a noise) (intentional or unintentional) Can we really make anyone really understand anything?

Multi-flow map – cause -What makes for effective communication? (empathy – which is not sympathy, emphasis upon feelings, turn off our inner voice) Or should we ask What makes for ineffective communication? Multi-flow map - effects

Add frame of different contexts to CO model and multi-flow maps – interpersonal, small group, public speaking, mass media

Visit web site – login, look around, homework, discussion board introductions, syllabus

[Sampling – small groups: story] move this to tomorrow?

Model of Object from Closet speech (paper bags)

Day three

Object from Closet speeches

Chose to do this or story - Describe a Person Speeches (provide organizational handout) and videotape?

Day four

Practice quiz

Mass Media: Behind the Screens video

Decide about taking the course – easy course – common sense, hard course – will make you change, decide by Monday – best course you will ever take (most important)

Minute paper1