5 major reasons for communicating
Sharing information, discussing feelings, managing persuasion, following social rituals, using imagination
Competent
Capable, well qualified, skillful
Competency steps - 4 steps speakers follow to be better communicators
Thinking of strategies
Choose a strategy
Acting on the strategy
Evaluating the strategy
Competent communicators
People who communicate well
Communication acts
Good reasons for listening or speaking to other people
Social rituals
Rules for interaction
Communication strategies
The verbal & nonverbal messages created to reach a specific goal
Visualize
Picture in your mind