Looking Out, Looking In

Looking Out, Looking In

Language: English

Pages: 448

ISBN: 0840028172

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Used by more than a million students, LOOKING OUT/LOOKING IN, Fourteenth Edition, maintains its outstanding tradition of combining current information with a fun, reader-friendly voice that links course topics to your everyday life. You'll discover how you will benefit from improving your interpersonal skills and sharpening your critical understanding of the communication process. Diverse and compelling examples illustrate and reinforce how communication skills can affect both the world around you and your own lives. Improve your relationships and your future career success with this engaging text that teaches interpersonal concepts through popular music, art, movies, and television.

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“I’m not very hungry.” Polite forms “Excuse me, sir . . .” Tag questions “It’s about time we got started, isn’t it?” “Don’t you think we should give it another try?” Disclaimers “I probably shouldn’t say this, but . . .” “I’m not really sure, but . . .” Rising inflections (See the reading on page 204 in Chapter 6.) © Cengage Learning A disclaimer is a type of powerless speech that attempts to distance a speaker from remarks that might be unwelcome. For example, you might preface a.

Subject. Just what is it? When is it desirable? How can it best be done? The best place to begin is with a definition. Self-disclosure is the process of deliberately revealing information about oneself that is significant and would not normally be known by others. Let’s look closer at this definition. Self-disclosure must be deliberate. If you accidentally mention to a friend that you’re thinking about quitting a job, or if your facial expression reveals irritation you wanted to hide, that.

Where you “accidentally” brush up against each other have become more frequent. You can complete this activity by visiting CengageBrain.com to access the Speech Communication CourseMate for Looking Out/ Looking In, and, if requested, email your responses to your instructor.  mpathy, Cognitive Complexity, E and Communication Perception checking is a valuable tool for clarifying ambiguous messages, but ambiguity isn’t the only cause of perceptual problems. Sometimes we understand what people mean.

Amount of courage, even though this is only an exercise, and you will soon be able to retreat to position 1 if you choose. But most people learn that switching perspectives reveals there is some merit to the other person’s perspective. POSITION 1: I'm right, you're wrong POSITION 3: Both right, both wrong POSITION 5: There's truth in all perspectives POSITION 4: The issue isn't important POSITION 2: You're right, I'm wrong Figure 3.3  The Pillow Method  © Cengage Learning Copyright 2012.

Could behave in a way that you originally found impossible to defend. Position 3: Both Right, Both Wrong  From this position, you acknowledge the strengths and weaknesses of each person’s arguments. If you have done a good job with position 2, it should be clear that there is some merit in both points of view, and that each side has its demerits. Taking a more evenhanded look at the issue can lead you to be less critical and more understanding of another’s point of view. Position 3 can also help.

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