Face

(noun)

a sense of self-worth or self-esteem, especially in the eyes of others

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Examples of Face in the following topics:

  • Channel

    • In a face-to-face, in-person speaking situation, the channel will be primarily audio using sound and visual using light waves; in a speaking situation with a remote audience via videoconferencing, the channel will be computer mediated audio and visual.

  • Physical Context

    • Consider physical contexts—traditional face-to-face with co-located audience versus delivery via videoconference to remote audience(s).
    • You can prepare for three different contexts--face to face with co-located audience , a speaker with live audience to remote audiences and a speaker with no live audience to different remote locations by video conferencing technology .

  • Cultural Differences in Approaching Criticism

    • Face is usually thought of as a sense of self-worth, especially in the eyes of others.
    • Research with Chinese university students showed that they view a loss of face as a failure to measure up to one's sense of self-esteem or what is expected by others.
    • In more individualistic cultures, speakers and listeners are concerned with maintaining their own face and not so much focused on that of others.
    • However, in an intercultural situation involving collectivist cultures, the speaker should not only be concerned with maintaining his or her own face, but also that of the listeners.

  • Eye Contact and Facial Expression

    • The face as a whole indicates much about human moods.
    • Using all the various muscles that precisely control mouth, lips, eyes, nose, forehead,and jaw, the human face is estimated to be capable of more than 10,000 different expressions.

  • Make Adjustments

    • With a face-to-face audience in a small room , the speaker can observe non-verbal reactions such as looks of confusion or expressions of agreement or disagreement, and adjust the message accordingly.
    • With a larger face-to-face audience, a speaker may want to use an audience response system (ARS) , also known as a clicker, to determine what the audience understands or what their current opinions are.

  • Interview Followup

    • Personal Interview face to face—Expert , A. (2013, May 2) Personal Interview.

  • Differences Between Public Speaking and Conversation

    • When you sit down and have a conversation with a close friend, either face-to-face or via text message or chat, you might find that your language and tone are far more casual than if you were to sit down and have a conversation with, say, your doctor.

  • The Benefits of Understanding Your Audience

    • The audience may be face to face with the speaker or they may be connected by communication technology such as computers or other media.
    • In audience-centered speaking, getting to know your target audience is one of the most important tasks that you face.

  • The Receiving Stage

    • Discerning speech segmentation can be a more difficult activity when the listener is faced with an unfamiliar language.

  • Reflective Thinking

    • What was one of the largest obstacles the group faced?