Not what you expected, right? But it brings a good laugh. Bonus points to Flo the Progressive Girl!
The Expectancy Violations Theory says that "psychological arousal occurs when people's expectations for communication are violated, thus giving the communicator a greater impact." This is what makes comedians and commercials stand out.
But maybe comedians are too predictable? You watch their shows with the intent of laughing your face off. Someone quiet doing something outgoing is more of an expectancy violation, isn't it? However, despite their quirky reputations, comedians still find ways to startle us, and that's what keeps us laughing.
As our class presents to each other the different communication theories from our textbook, we try to employ this theory to some extent to leave a stronger impact. Lindsay brought in tape measures for us to discover comfortable conversation distances and Dylan broke the fill-in-the-blank mold by printing us PowerPoint notes. Each of us inputted creativity to capture our audience's attention and make our presentations memorable. As Com Majors, this is a valuable tool for all of our speeches.
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