ORAL COMM | 2ND QUARTER -​ we are thinking and

Speech Context feeling

-​ Feedback: we discard
-​ Refers to the situation or
certain ideas and replace
environment and the
them with others as we
circumstances in which
talk to ourselves
communication occurs.
-​ Three types: intrapersonal,
What is it for?
interpersonal, public
-​ Clarifying ideas or analyzing a
situation
1.​ Intrapersonal
-​ To reflect upon and appreciate
-​ Centers on one person;
something
the speaker acts as both
-​ Decision-making
sender and receiver of the
message
There are three aspects of
-​ Communication with
Intrapersonal communication:
oneself
-​ Moves from the
Self-concept
unconscious to the
●​ The view or perception that we
conscious level of our
have of ourselves (internal) in
minds (ex. Not remembering
the past, present, and future
properly all the details of our
●​ The overall idea of who we think
dream after we wake up)
we are; how we perceive and
-​ Message: made up of our
understand ourselves
own thoughts and
feelings
Under self-concept, we have…
-​ Channel: our brain (we
a.​ Beliefs
communicate with
-​ The basic personal
ourselves within our own
orientation toward what
minds) — processes what
is true/false or good/bad
 -​ Can be descriptive or
prescriptive ●​ (common and normal
-​ Prescriptive: initial reaction/behavior,
belief, what is regardless of culture or
mandated/introduced to us color)
at first ●​ Emotional: how we
-​ Descriptive: the way we handle our emotions
hold on to said beliefs (it (every person has a unique
comes with discovering way of handling or
new beliefs and expressing their emotions)
perspectives)
-​ To summarize, everything starts with
b.​ Values our beliefs, then is seen in our
●​ Deep-seated orientations values, and then manifested in our
and ideals attitude. All of these aspects come
●​ Are based on and together to build our self-concept.
consistent with beliefs
●​ Right and wrong ideas and Perception
actions ●​ External; how we see the world
on the outside
c.​ Attitudes ●​ Also rooted in beliefs, values, and
●​ Learned predisposition attitudes
toward or against a topic ●​ We must expose ourselves to
●​ Ideals that stem and things or situations outside our
generally are consistent comfort zones (open-mindedness)
with values
●​ Are often global, typically
emotional
●​ Global: behavior or
actions in general
Expectation

●​ Future-oriented messages
dealing with long-term roles,
sometimes called “life scripts”.
●​ Sometimes are projections of
learned relationships within the
family and society.