Public Speaking

36 CHAPTER^3 Ethics in a Diverse Society Today, I will share with you the rule I would like to see changed—and that is athletic ...

Academic Honesty (^37) source of a photograph. Accidental though it was, she was held responsible for knowing the rules relating ...

38 CHAPTER^3 Ethics in a Diverse Society on the safe side, however, the Writing Center at the University of North Carolina couns ...

Summary (^39) Avoid Fabrication Plagiarism is only one form of academic dishonesty. Another is fabrication, which happens if you ...

40 CHAPTER^3 Ethics in a Diverse Society Study and Review Public Speaking: Concepts and Skills for a Diverse Society offers a br ...

Summary (^41) With a small group in your classroom, discuss ways that people who hold diverse per- spectives on a controversial ...

This ChapTer Will help You • Distinguish listening from hearing • Appreciate the impor- tance of listening skills • Des ...

Barriers to Listening (^43) AN ANCIENT PROVERB emphasizes the comparative importance of listening: “We have been given two ears ...

ChaPter 4 Effective Listening Linguistic Barriers Sometimes a speaker’s language creates a barrier because diverse cultures incl ...

Barriers to Listening (^45) attention. Psychological factors such as an argument with a friend or a huge test com- ing up in you ...

46 CHAPTER^4 Effective Listening In summary, linguistic, cultural, and personal factors can challenge your listening competencie ...

Strategies to Improve Listening (^47) a radio reporter tells where an accident blocks traffic. Several strategies can help you l ...

48 CHAPTER^4 Effective Listening Use Elaboration Strategies Link the material to yourself in ways that enhance the meaning. Crea ...

Strategies to Improve Listening (^49) Improve Your Critical Listening Skills Persuasive messages surround you, urging you to buy ...

50 CHAPTER^4 Effective Listening Practice Dialogical Listening Remember the communication model introduced in Chapter 1? Because ...

Practice Dialogical Listening (^51) the speaker can readily make eye contact with you puts more pressure on you to pay attention ...

52 CHAPTER^4 Effective Listening “What suggestions do you have for recycling old cell phones?” “What is your personal plan for p ...

Summary (^53) • Evaluation: “Using a variety of sources was good, because it showed you sought out opinions from many perspect ...

54 CHAPTER^4 Effective Listening KEy TERmS Review your Flashcards. The terms below are defined in the margins throughout this ch ...

Summary (^55) Practice the nonverbal skills of active listening in one of your courses. That is, use posture, space, eye contac ...