Public Speaking

TRUE OR FALSE: The purpose of public speaking is to inform, entertain, educate, motivate, or persuade an audience.

• True

• False

In public speaking, which element pertains to content?

• Audience

• Effect

• Medium

• Message

In public speaking, which element pertains to the channel or how the communicator is delivering the message?

• Audience

• Effect

• Medium

• Message

TRUE OR FALSE: The audience is the least important of the elements of public speaking.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: Communication between friends is an example of public speaking.

• True

• False

TRUE OR FALSE: Ethics in public speaking pertains to guidelines that a communicator must observe before and during the delivery of a speech.

• True

• False

To claim as one's own another person's idea or words in your speech is considered as a form of _____.

Public speaking is a/an _____ that begins with the brainstorming of the topic and the planning of the speech itself.

TRUE OR FALSE: Technology, including the web, has made our 'campfire' the whole world and 'amplified' the spoken word.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements about public speaking is incorrect?

• Public speaking is a skill that can be developed.

• There are many tools and platforms available to today's communicator.

• Public speaking is an innate ability. One is born gifted with this skill.