COM-103 MVCC Final SG
Guidelines for Ethical Speaking - ANSWER-1. Make sure your goals are ethically sound
- Be fully prepared for each speech
- Be honest in what you say
- Avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language
- Put ethical principles into practice
Why do speakers have an obligation to avoid abusive language? - ANSWER-Our identities, who and what we are, how others see us, are greatly affected by the names we are called and the words with which we are labeled.
Who is responsible for ethical communication? - ANSWER-Both Speakers and Listeners
Guidelines for Ethical Listening - ANSWER-1. Be courteous and attentive
- Avoid prejudging the speaker
- Maintain the free and open expression of ideas
Message - ANSWER-Whatever a speaker communicates to someone else.
Channel - ANSWER-The means by which a message is communicated
Listener - ANSWER-The person who receives the speaker's message
Feedback - ANSWER-The messages, usually nonverbal, that are sent back from a listener to a speaker.
Interference - ANSWER-Anything that impedes the communication of a message.
Situation - ANSWER-The time and place in which speech communication occurs
The Speech Communication Elements Model - ANSWER--Situation -Speaker -Channel -Adapting to Interference -Message -Feedback
Frame of Reference - ANSWER-The sum of a person's knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes. No two people can have exactly the same.
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How to reduce speaker nervousness - ANSWER--Acquire speaking experience -Prepare, prepare, prepare -Think positively -Use the power of Visualization -Know most nervousness isn't visible -Don't expect perfection
Similarities between Conversation & Public Speaking - ANSWER-1. Organizing your thoughts logically.
- Tailoring your message to your audience.
- Telling a story for maximum impact.
- Adapting to listener feedback.
Differences between Conversation & Public Speaking - ANSWER-1. Public speaking is more highly structured
- Public speaking requires more formal language
- Public speaking requires a different method of delivery
Speaker - ANSWER-The person who is presenting an oral message to a listener.Begins speech communication.
Ethnocentrism - ANSWER-The belief that one's group group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures.
Ethics - ANSWER-The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs.
Plagiarism - ANSWER-to present another person's work or ideas as your own.
Types of Plagiarism - ANSWER-global, patchwork, incremental
Global Plagiarism - ANSWER-Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one's own
Patchwork Plagiarism - ANSWER-Taking ideas from more than one piece of work and putting them together into a new piece of work, and then presenting them as one's own work.
Incremental Plagiarism - ANSWER-Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people or sources.
What skill do most employers rank as the most important communication skill? - ANSWER-Listening
Obstacles of Effective Listening - ANSWER--situational obstacles
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