human communication
how humans communicate
blame
act of censuring, holding responsible, making negative statements about an individual or group
cross-cultural communication
field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate
speech
human vocal communication using spoken language
discourse
generalization of the notion of a conversation to any form of communication
praise
positive evaluations made by a person of another's products, performances, or attributes
interpersonal communication
exchange of information between two or more people who are interdependent
thanking
expression of gratitude for an action
persuading
the act of trying to persuade someone
oral tradition
form of human communication wherein knowledge, art, ideas and cultural material is received, preserved, and transmitted orally from one generation to another
consent
expression granting permission to proceed with a proposal
I-message
assertion about the feelings, beliefs, values etc. of the person speaking
translation
transfer of the meaning of something in one language into another
acknowledgment
declaration or avowal of one's own act, used to authenticate legal instruments
nonviolent communication
communication process developed by Marshall Rosenberg
organizational communication
field of study in communication studies
manual communication
system that uses articulation of the hands (hand signs, gestures) to mediate a message between persons
refusal
act of repudiation, abnegation, or declination
transcription
systematic representation of language in written form
return of results
revealing and explanation of the results of research to a research participant
speech act
utterance that serves a performative function
proactive communications
customer relationship lifecycle strategy used to increase customer loyalty, favoring communication based on anticipatory behavior rather than reacting to situation