What are the main differences between other-oriented and egocentric communicators?

What will be an ideal response?


* Other-oriented communicators consider the thoughts, needs, experiences, personality, feelings,
motives, desires, culture, and goals of communication partners while maintaining their own
integrity. They consciously consider the world from the eyes and ears of those with whom they
interact.
* Egocentric communicators create messages without giving much thought to the listener and
often alienate others.

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a. Publicity b. Fundraising c. Media Relations d. Crisis Communication

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________ is the process of selecting symbols to represent cognitions

a) Messaging b) Encoding c) Decoding d) Feedback

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A significance level is:

A. based solely on sample size. B. the term used to described research that has social significance. C. the level of error the researcher is will to accept for each statistical test. D. the degree to which research findings have utility. E. the degree to which the sample mirrors the population.

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In considering how knowledgeable your audience is about your topic, you should

A) not confuse lack of knowledge with lack of intelligence. B) assume that they are intelligent and make your speech more technical. C) downplay your expertise. D) repeat what they already know.

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