Communication

1. after read Griffin pp. 52-53, 134-135, 214-215, 242-243, 281-282, 314-315, Write one page in response to the following prompt: Each of these prefaces describes a different context in which human communication is researched. Select three prefaces and discuss how their insights contribute to the formation of good community. 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN9uH1ugfxc after watch the video, I'd like you to try out the concepts discussed in the "Interpersonal Messages." Having watched the scene from Dan in Real Life, identify 3 moments in the scene when you witness communication as an action, an interaction, and a transaction (as Griffin defines those terms). Which does Griffin prefer? Does the scene confirm his preference? (200 words) 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Amu3UBj-qw After watching the sitcom scene, describe whether the characters in this scene primarily exhibit a task function or relationship function approach to their group decision-making. Even though one of these is predominant, can you identify a moment where the other function also appears? (100 words) 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZg4Df_6gEA after watch the viedoPlease identify a specific choice that Jim Gaffigan makes about each of the 5 parts of rhetoric. For example, you might describe a choice he makes in regard to style (he makes up language like "outdoorsy") or delivery (he uses multiple voices), etc.(100-150 words) 5. Find a commercial online that exemplifies 3 of the 6 aspects of postmodernism as described by Griffin. Include the link in your dropbox and then briefly explain your choice. (200 words)