Speaking in Public
This form of communication involves a speaker addressing an audience with a structured message
What is public speaking?
The kind of tree you always carry in your hand.
What is a Palm?
Listening differs from hearing because listening involves this cognitive process.
What is understanding / interpretation?
This planet has the shortest day of all the planets in our solar system.
What is Jupiter?
This concept refers to the responsibility speakers have to be honest and fair.
What is ethical responsibility?
The three main components of public speaking: speaker, speech, and ___________.
What is the audience?
This thing has keys but no locks, space but no room.
What is a keyboard?
The act of recognizing the worth, dignity, and rights of others (and yourself) and treating them with consideration, fairness, and care.
What is Respect?
This is the largest mammal on Earth.
What is the blue whale?
Presenting false or misleading information violates this ethical principle.
What is honesty?
The ability to think clearly, logically, and independently in order to make reasoned judgments and gets developed with public speaking.
What is Critical Thinking?
This goes up and down but never moves.
What is a staircase?
This type of listening focuses on understanding the speaker’s message objectively.
What is critical listening?
This everyday item was originally invented to help people breathe clean air during World War I.
What is the gas mask?
Failing to acknowledge sources of information breaks this ethical rule.
What is plagiarism (or proper citation)?
This type of anxiety is commonly experienced by public speakers, especially beginners.
What is stage fright (communication apprehension)?
This has a face and two hands but no arms or legs.
What is a clock?
The actual information, ideas, or meaning being communicated in a message
This country has more pyramids than Egypt.
What is Sudan?
Using emotional appeals responsibly without manipulation demonstrates this ethical standard.
What is respect for the audience?
Public speaking shares elements of conversation but differs mainly in this key way.
What is the number and diversity of listeners?
The more of this you take, the more you leave behind.
What are footsteps?
Interrupting or planning your response while someone speaks is an example of this bad habit.
What is internal distraction (or lack of attention)?
This is the newest country in the World.
What is South Sudan?
Ethical speakers aim to persuade listeners while still allowing them this freedom.
What is free and informed choice?