What communication attributes about the speaker call out to you in terms of their persuasive ability?…
Persuasion is achieved by the speaker’s personal character when the speech is so spoken as to make us think him credible. We believe good men more fully and more readily than others: This is true generally whatever the question is, and absolutely true where exact certainty is possible and opinions are divided. This kind of persuasion, like the others, should be achieved by what the speaker says, not by what people think of this character before he begins to speak. It is not true, as some writers assume in their treatises on rhetoric, that the personal goodness revealed by the…
Once you have successfully adapted to the audience in question, you must now capture and retain the attention of the audience. Some people feel that they need to make up information and facts to win the hearts of the selected audience. For example a politician making up affair stories about another, rival politician to win votes. However, it is highly advised not to do this as if you are found out all your current and future credibility is lost. Only facts should be used to convey messages as evidence. The difference between facts and opinions should be present and clear, also having strong and…
Sex, Lies, and Conversation is a very interesting piece written by Deborah Tannen in which she discusses how men and women communicate in different ways, albeit with each other or with the opposite sex. She lists three different points which are, how contact is made in these conversations, how each other reacts to this contact, and we were all raised and taught differently in communication, determined by our sex. She drives home these points throughout her piece by using cold hard facts to support her claims.…
To persuade your audience you must first help your audience recognize the quality of your ideas, using techniques that will work is the best way to do this.…
Not everyone is aware about how much people lie. Pamela Meyer says “On a given day, studies show that you may be lied to anywhere from 10 to 200 times.” That’s a lot of lies in one day! Throughout Pamela’s talk she discusses; Lying is a cooperative act, the three truths about lying and how lying affects us. Pamela is an awesome presenter, that uses several presentations skills. I am going to give you a summary, analysis of her speaking skills and my own personal opinion on her talk “How To Spot A Liar”.…
Credibility is the most important part of the group’s discussion last week. The members of the team agreed that credible sources must have a backup make a valid argument otherwise an argument or claims could become an opinion or an invalid argument. One disadvantage of not having credible information is it could tarnish one’s reputation and mistrust from audiences. Once the information has been put out to the public, the receiver or audience could verify the information to ensure that it comes from credible and reliable information. The speaker builds trust among the audiences when a claim or an argument presented are credible information and comes from a trustworthy source.…
The first essential step is establishing credibility with an audience. Conger noted that persuaders, to get support for an idea, have to build trust and confidence with their audience. A person can be persuasive by having a thorough knowledge and understanding of a subject matter OR relationships with people who trust the person’s motives. This is an important first step because people are allowing the persuader to persuade them and are committing time and resources towards the idea. Trust is essential. An audience needs to see and know if the persuader can execute sound judgment honestly.…
When delivering a speech it is important to establish credibility with your audience so they know to believe everything you are telling them. Ethos is known as the perceptions of character, intelligence, and good will that belong to the listening audience. If the audience does not perceive much ethos from a speaker, than there is no established credibility. This leads to a narrow understanding of what you have said. When the audience thinks you do not know what you are talking about, they do not pay attention. Who wants to use there time and research on a group of people who are not listening to you? I try to establish credibility with my audience using the ethical factors learned from our book. Trustworthiness, competence, objectivity,…
Credible messengers are the ones to trust, there competence is what makes there information so credible. Character also plays a factor, they are to be principled and honest. Then there is connection a credible messenger has a connection with other people and are approachable. Quasi-credible messenger these messengers are a mixture of a credible and non-credible messengers. These messengers are known to tell credible and noncredible information. This messenger can be knowledgeable of its information but they lack the expertise. Their character is described as honest and dishonest. There connection can be approachable or non-approachable. Then the third messenger. Non-credible messenger, these messengers like to give their unsubstained opinions. There competence is fake they give more opinions than anything and have no expertise to back up their opinions. Their character is manipulative and biased, and their connection is disconnected when dealing with other people. They basically can’t be…
The credibility of a man is subjective to anyone you ask. Politicians, for example, have credibility to the max from some and none at all from others. Let’s say an issue being discussed is poverty. A politician who grew up in poverty will be able to talk about the issue from a personal level. Meanwhile, a politician who grew up wealthy will have a more difficult time having credibility on the issue. Even if the wealthy politician has proposed very reasonable policies, the politician who comes from poverty will always be genuine, therefore having more credibility. If the privileged politician attempts to parade that he was poor and can relate to those who are, he will lose credibility on the spot.…
Wherever two people communicate, deception is a reality. It is present in our everyday social and professional lives and its detection can be beneficial, not only to us individually but to our society as a whole. For example, accurate deception detection can aid law enforcement officers in solving a crime. It can also help border control agents to detect potentially dangerous individuals during routine screening interviews.…
Appreciate your explanation on the meaning of credibility. The thing I find humorous with credibility is what is a speaker credulity on their first speech. At times, no one knows them or what they are about so they credibility is slim. Have the experience as you start. With the audience understanding that you have experience in the topic, they can see what emotions or the positive feedback that you have about it.…
As Stephen Carter begins the essay, he begins the discussion with integrity. Although the essay is based on honesty, integrity is built up of multiple characteristics, including honesty. Carter begins to discuss how being honest does not necessarily mean you have admirable integrity. Being honest can lead to hurtful comments that do not refer to integrity. Carter explains, “[integrity] requires three steps: discerning what is right and what is wrong; acting on what you have discerned, even at personal cost; and saying openly that you are acting on your understanding of right and wrong” (Carter 338). The main reason Carter incorporates integrity into his essay is to display how honesty and integrity are two different things. To have integrity you must be honest, but to be honest you do not need to have integrity.…
Informative arguments are designed to inform people of some things they may not know. However, convincing arguments are intended to make a case and get others to agree with how the presenter is thinking. The argument of persuasion concentrates on influencing behavior by getting others to agree with ones facts and values with the listener accepting the presenter’s conclusion of the topic at hand.…