1. Why Study Speech Communication?

2. Why Study Speech Communication?
Speech is a ______________ activity.
“There is communication among brute animals in a wide variety of ways, but no conversation.” - Mortimer Adler
distinctly human

3. Why Study Speech Communication?
We spend __%, __%, or ___% of our time communicating. Textbooks don’t define communication the same.
Some consider only the _______ of messages
Some consider _______ hours only.
Some include __________ of intrapersonal communication.
Some say that one __________ communicate. 61 80
100
sending
waking
all aspects
cannot not

4. Why Study Speech Communication?
_________ communicates as effectively as we could
Speech is a ___ that needs to be _________.
Effective ______ is essential for effective __________ in our democratic society. Freedom of speech is protected by the ____ amendment. The spoken word of individuals remains a powerful force for ____________.
None of us
skill
developed
speech
participation
first
social change

5. Why Study Speech Communication?
We have more _________, more ______, more destructive ________, more ______, and more ________ than ever before in history. So it is important that we be able to work through our _______ by using effective communication.
technology
people
weaponry
nations
problems
conflicts

6. Why Do We Communicate?

7. Six Reasons Why We Communicate
To Promote ____________.
Example: a math teacher giving a lesson on the quadratic equation
To _____________.
Example: Presidential debates help us to choose what candidate we will vote for.
Understanding
Make Decisions

8. Six Reasons Why We Communicate
To ______.
Example: the student council president delivers announcements every day to inform students about current school events.
Example:
Inform
News broadcasts inform viewers of what is happening in their community.

9. Six Reasons Why We Communicate
To Resolve ________________.
Example:
Example: on a national level, President Bush used press conferences and other media outlets to help resolve the nations fear surrounding the September 11th attack.
Conflicts / Problems
Students may use or phone conversations to resolve disagreements

10. Six Reasons Why We Communicate
To _________________________.
Example: Students hang out with their friends on Friday nights to help meet their social communication needs.
To ________.
Example: presidential campaign ads are used to help persuade voters to pick a certain candidate.
Meet social and physical needs
Persuade