STR 581 CAPSTONE FINAL EXAM PART 1 2026
FINAL PAPER REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ Topic turn-offs.
Answer: You dismiss a topic because you think it is too boring
◉ Closed minded judgements.
Answer: Fixed views on controversial or "hot button" topics
◉ Recording/notetakin.
Answer: Don't try to write down every detail, key ideas only
◉ Semantic noise.
Answer: This occurs when different people give different meanings
to the same words spoken. The listener is unsure of the meaning or
offended by the speaker's word choice. In either case,
communication is obstructed.
◉ Listening skills.
Answer: Good listening skills will enhance the communication
process.
,It is important to look like a good listener; sitting up straight, good
eye contact with the speaker, nodding your head, or agreeing with
what is said.
A good understanding of what the speaker just said is to paraphrase
their communication.
Eliminate internal and external distractions.
Allowing the speaker to finish their statement before offering your
opinion.
Resist letting age or gender affect your degree of listening.
Trying to perceive the speaker's motivation behind their
communication.
Be an empathic listener. Put yourself in someone else's shoes.
Be a critical listener. Listen in order to make decisions and to
understand.
◉ Communicating ethically.
Answer: Realize that ethical questions and situations can arise every
day at any level.
As you deliver your speech, are you presenting your ideas
truthfully?
Have you done quality research?
, Do you understand differing points of view about your topic?
Are you a speaker the audience can find credible and trustworthy?
In a few short minutes you must establish a trusting relationship
with your audience.
◉ In the book Communication Ethics, professors Jaksa and Pritchard
recommend these standards when presenting;.
Answer: You are honest. The meanings of what you do and say are
clear.
You avoid fallacies of reasoning such as hasty generalizations.
Your motives are clear to all concerned.
Your actions/solutions are sensitive to others.
The activities and solutions you suggest are legal.
◉ How to establish trust with your audience?.
Answer: Develop your social skills, including good posture, good eye
contact, smooth confident movements.
Expand your expertise. This involves and extensive broadening of
your knowledge on the subject.
Deliver facts before feelings. Facts and credible information gain
trust with an audience before emotions.
FINAL PAPER REVIEW QUESTIONS ANSWERS
BUNDLED PRACTICE COLLECTION
◉ Topic turn-offs.
Answer: You dismiss a topic because you think it is too boring
◉ Closed minded judgements.
Answer: Fixed views on controversial or "hot button" topics
◉ Recording/notetakin.
Answer: Don't try to write down every detail, key ideas only
◉ Semantic noise.
Answer: This occurs when different people give different meanings
to the same words spoken. The listener is unsure of the meaning or
offended by the speaker's word choice. In either case,
communication is obstructed.
◉ Listening skills.
Answer: Good listening skills will enhance the communication
process.
,It is important to look like a good listener; sitting up straight, good
eye contact with the speaker, nodding your head, or agreeing with
what is said.
A good understanding of what the speaker just said is to paraphrase
their communication.
Eliminate internal and external distractions.
Allowing the speaker to finish their statement before offering your
opinion.
Resist letting age or gender affect your degree of listening.
Trying to perceive the speaker's motivation behind their
communication.
Be an empathic listener. Put yourself in someone else's shoes.
Be a critical listener. Listen in order to make decisions and to
understand.
◉ Communicating ethically.
Answer: Realize that ethical questions and situations can arise every
day at any level.
As you deliver your speech, are you presenting your ideas
truthfully?
Have you done quality research?
, Do you understand differing points of view about your topic?
Are you a speaker the audience can find credible and trustworthy?
In a few short minutes you must establish a trusting relationship
with your audience.
◉ In the book Communication Ethics, professors Jaksa and Pritchard
recommend these standards when presenting;.
Answer: You are honest. The meanings of what you do and say are
clear.
You avoid fallacies of reasoning such as hasty generalizations.
Your motives are clear to all concerned.
Your actions/solutions are sensitive to others.
The activities and solutions you suggest are legal.
◉ How to establish trust with your audience?.
Answer: Develop your social skills, including good posture, good eye
contact, smooth confident movements.
Expand your expertise. This involves and extensive broadening of
your knowledge on the subject.
Deliver facts before feelings. Facts and credible information gain
trust with an audience before emotions.
