Building Responsibility

Responsibility and Ethics What is Ethics? One’s sense of knowing right from wrong… In political speech

Communication Message: Words, body language, and symbols that convey an idea Process of sending and receiving messages Sender: Transmits Message Receiver: Intercepts and interprets message; transmits feedback Feedback: Words, body language and symbols that respond to the senders message

Communication Barriers Any obstacle that gets in the way of effective communication Attitudinal Social Educational Environment

Advice to the Sender THINK before you speak ARTICULATE your words WATCH the receiver

Advice to the Receiver ASK questions LEARN more about issues and people RELATE to the background experiences of those speaking

Types of communication Verbal: Oral Written Texting vs. Talking

Types of Communication Nonverbal: Relayed by movements and/or facial expressions Ordering coffee clip Expresses attitudes or moods about a person, situation, or idea In U.S. thumbs up is a compliment, in Iraq, Iran, and Thailand offensive Nodding means “yes” in the U.S., but “no” in Greece TED

Symbols Anything that stands for an idea; can be verbal or non-verbal

Intra vs. Interpersonal Communication Intrapersonal Communication – ability to conduct an inner dialog with yourself and to assess your thoughts, feelings, and reactions Interpersonal Communication – communication between two or more people at the same time Oratory/rhetoric – the art of public speaking 2004 National Convention

Caring About Your Audience Logos – providing the audience with both sequence and analysis in organization and factual evidence to prove a point (a.k.a. logical appeal) Pathos– an emotional appeal to the audience; for instance invoking a sense of patriotism, family, or justice Ethos – an ethical or personal appeal (presenting yourself as an honest speaker; knowing the difference between right and wrong) Differentiating

Which is which? Bill Nye: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHbYJfwFgOU Martin Luther King, Jr.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vDWWy4CMhE Neil DeGrasse Tyson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaW4Ol3_M1o

The Proper Motivation Motivation: the need or desire that causes a person to act. Two internal forces should be responsible for motivating words: The desire to treat both people and situations fairly and to avoid stereotyping others Stereotyping: labeling every person in a group based on a preconception as to the what the group represent The desire to set a good example for others