A speakers ethical obligations decrease as the size of the audience decreases

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Communication skills, including public speaking, are often ranked first among the qualities employers seek in college graduates.

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The growth of the Internet and social networking is reducing the need for public speaking.

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As your textbook states, public speaking is a form of empowerment because it gives speakers the ability to manipulate people.

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The teaching and study of public speaking began more than 4,000 years ago.

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Both public speaking and conversation involve adapting to listener feedback.

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Public speaking requires the same method of delivery as ordinary conversation.

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Public speaking usually requires more formal language than everyday conversation.

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Public speaking is more highly structured than everyday conversation.

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When you adjust to the situation of a public speech, you are doing on a larger scale what you do every day in conversation.

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As a speaker, you can usually assume that an audience will be interested in what you have to say.

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Fortunately, stage fright only affects inexperienced speakers.

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Most successful speakers are nervous before taking the floor.

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Some nervousness before you speak is usually beneficial.

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Many of the symptoms of stage fright are due to adrenaline, a hormone released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.

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Thinking of stage fright as “stage excitement” or “stage enthusiasm” can help you get focused and energized for a speech.

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For most beginning speakers, the biggest part of stage fright is fear of the unknown.

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The aim of an ethical speaker is to accomplish his or her goals by any means necessary.

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Ethics is the branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.

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Ethical issues can arise at every stage of the speechmaking process.

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The ethical obligation of a speaker to be fully prepared increases as the size of the audience increases.

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A public speaker need only be concerned about ethics in the conclusion of a speech.

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The first responsibility of a speaker is to make sure her or his goal is ethically sound.

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A speaker’s ethical obligations decrease as the size of the audience decreases.

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As the Roman rhetorician Quintilian noted 2,000 years ago, the ideal of speechmaking is to persuade the audience by any means necessary.

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As the Roman rhetorician Quintilian noted 2,000 years ago, the ideal of speechmaking is the good person speaking well.

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Because persuasion is such a complex process, juggling statistics and quoting out of context to maximize your persuasive effect are ethically acceptable in speeches to persuade.

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As long as the goal of your speech is ethically sound, it is acceptable to use any means necessary to achieve your goal.

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Ethical decisions need to be justified against a set of standards or criteria.

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Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines.

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Because ethical decisions are complex, ethical choices are simply a matter of personal preference.

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As your textbook explains, ethical decisions are essentially a matter of personal whim or opinion.

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You have an ethical obligation to make sure the information you present in your speeches is accurate.

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Hearing and listening are essentially the same.

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People need effective listening skills in almost all occupations.

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Research indicates that even when we listen carefully, we understand and retain only about half of what we hear.

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People spend more time listening than in any other communicative activity.

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You can improve your own speeches by listening carefully to the speeches of other people.

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As your textbook explains, focusing on a speaker’s delivery and personal appearance is an excellent way to strengthen your listening skills.

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One of the major obstacles to listening effectively is that the brain can process many more words than can be spoken in a minute.

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According to your textbook, a skilled therapist listening to a patient is an example of appreciative listening.

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Appreciative listening is closely tied to critical thinking.

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Listening is a passive process, while critical thinking is an active process.

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Listening to provide emotional support for someone is called empathic listening

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According to your textbook, listening to understand a classroom lecture is an example of appreciative listening.

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According to your textbook, listening to understand a classroom lecture is an example of comprehensive listening.

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When you listen to someone give a sales presentation, and you need to decide whether you will buy the item, you are engaged in comprehensive listening.

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Listening to evaluate a message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it is known as critical listening.

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Critical listening involves listening to evaluate a message for purposes of

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Much of the anxiety associated with public speaking comes from lack of experience giving speeches.

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One of the most common mistakes students make on their first speech is trying to cover too much