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Rough draft -- Definition Paper 01.30.11

Outline

Term Communication

Class Needs of expression

Characteristics Rhetorical strategies Who's talking; trying to get a point across What is being said/ asked Who is listening
 * Examples of how it's used (face to face, phone, computer)
 * Speaker
 * Message
 * Audience

Communication is a word that has many different definitions depending on who you are. The true definition of communication and the characteristics all tie in to one conclusion and that is that communication is an exchange in thoughts or opinions between people by using signs or