Exam 1: Welcome to Public Speaking

Thorough research is the best way to ensure that you have met which of the following ethical criterion?

Respect for the listeners, respect for the topic, responsibility for one's statements, and concern for the consequences of the speech are all part of a speaker's __________ responsibilities.

Plagiarism violates which ethical principle?

A situation in which people's understanding can be changed through messages is called __________.

Skillful __________ of a speech involves the effective use of voice, gesture, facial expression, physical movement, and visual aids.

The speaker's characteristic use of language to evoke emotion and to convey descriptive meaning is referred to as delivery.

Which of the following is a characteristic of critical thinkers?

__________ is the process of using effective voice, gestures, and facial expressions.

Identify the two invaluable general skills emphasized in the study of public speaking. Describe the processes of each and indicate why they are essential.

How does an understanding of the public forum promote civic engagement and effective democracy?

What is true of the consequences of your speech?

Effective communication skills are highly valued by employers because __________.

Which of the following is the term for the study of how messages affect people?

What will happen if the public forum is allowed to weaken?

Each listener interprets the speaker's message differently.

The speaker's characteristic use of language to convey meaning and evoke emotion is called __________.

During his speech on changing general education requirements at the university, Ben made it a point to discuss the need for gainful employment, a concern he shared with his audience. By doing so, Ben was attempting to establish identification with his audience.

What are the four ethical principles that your textbook supports? Explain the differences and indicate how they might be applied to a speech you might give in your class.

Travis made a point of referring to common values, beliefs, and goals during his speech. By doing so he was trying to create __________ with his audience.

Tenzing is planning a speech on the Chinese occupation of his Tibetan homeland and is not sure how to create identification with his classmates. Which element of the rhetorical situation is he concerned with in his search for identification?