SPC 2608 Exam Questions & Answers
2024/2025
Public Speaking - ANSWERSA way to express ideas and to have an impact on issues that matter in society
Tips for nervousness - ANSWERS1. Experience
2. Prepare
3. Think Positively
4. Visualize
5. Know Most nervousness isn't visible
6. Nobody's Perfect
Speech Communication Process - ANSWERS1. Speaker
2. Message
3. Channel
4. Listener
5. Feedback
6. Interference
7. Situation
Ethnocentrism - ANSWERSbelief that one's own group or culture is superior to all others
Ethics - ANSWERSthe branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs
Ethical decisions - ANSWERSinvolves weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical
standards.
Plagiarism - ANSWERSpresenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
, global plagiarism - ANSWERSstealing a speech entirely from a single course
patchwork plagiarism - ANSWERSstealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them
off as one's own
incremental plagiarism - ANSWERSfailing to give credit for parts of a speech that are borrowed from
other people
Ways to be an ethical listener - ANSWERS1. Be courteous and attentive
2. Avoid prejudging
3. Maintain the free and open expression of ideas
Types of online speeches - ANSWERS1. Pre-recorded
2. Real time
Hearing - ANSWERSvibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses
to the brain
Listening - ANSWERSpaying close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear
Appreciative listening - ANSWERSlistening for pleasure or enjoyment
Empathetic listening - ANSWERSlistening to provide emotional support for speaker
comprehensive listening - ANSWERSlistening to understand the message of a speaker
critical listening - ANSWERSlistening to evaluate to message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it
4 Causes of Poor Listening - ANSWERS1. Not concentrating
2024/2025
Public Speaking - ANSWERSA way to express ideas and to have an impact on issues that matter in society
Tips for nervousness - ANSWERS1. Experience
2. Prepare
3. Think Positively
4. Visualize
5. Know Most nervousness isn't visible
6. Nobody's Perfect
Speech Communication Process - ANSWERS1. Speaker
2. Message
3. Channel
4. Listener
5. Feedback
6. Interference
7. Situation
Ethnocentrism - ANSWERSbelief that one's own group or culture is superior to all others
Ethics - ANSWERSthe branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs
Ethical decisions - ANSWERSinvolves weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical
standards.
Plagiarism - ANSWERSpresenting another person's language or ideas as one's own
, global plagiarism - ANSWERSstealing a speech entirely from a single course
patchwork plagiarism - ANSWERSstealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them
off as one's own
incremental plagiarism - ANSWERSfailing to give credit for parts of a speech that are borrowed from
other people
Ways to be an ethical listener - ANSWERS1. Be courteous and attentive
2. Avoid prejudging
3. Maintain the free and open expression of ideas
Types of online speeches - ANSWERS1. Pre-recorded
2. Real time
Hearing - ANSWERSvibration of sound waves on the eardrums and the firing of electrochemical impulses
to the brain
Listening - ANSWERSpaying close attention to, and making sense of, what we hear
Appreciative listening - ANSWERSlistening for pleasure or enjoyment
Empathetic listening - ANSWERSlistening to provide emotional support for speaker
comprehensive listening - ANSWERSlistening to understand the message of a speaker
critical listening - ANSWERSlistening to evaluate to message for purposes of accepting or rejecting it
4 Causes of Poor Listening - ANSWERS1. Not concentrating
