Public speaking Exam 1 - Ch. 4 notes

communication ethics

ethical responsibilities when seeking influence over other people for which there are positive and negative choices in action

ex.) show a gory image without trigger warning, use source without checking its credibility

Ethics

derived from Greek word ethos “character”

audiences have greatest trust in speakers who are trustworthy, honest and straight forward, objective, knowledgeable, well prepared, respectful

goals of ethics

1. respect listeners values

2. positive public discourse (involves issues of importance to the larger community or the greater good) Civil minded: caring about community and not own interest as part of Democratic process

ethical speakers do the following:

• speak to benefit speakers

• speak about topics they consider important

• strive to improve

• focus on issues not personalities

• be accountable for what they say

ethical speakers avoid:

1. verbal attacks

2. incite violence

3. defamatory hate speech

4. invading persons privacy

5. slander

6. disregard for the truth

7. hecklers veto

hecklers veto

drowning out message with which you disagree; prevents audience from making up their minds

ethical listeners do the following:

1. seek exposure to well informed and diverse speakers

2. avoid pre judging speakers

3. evaluate speakers logic and credibility

4. beware of the consequences of not listening carefully

5. listen attentively and show engagement

6. provide feedback and criticism.

Plagiarism

presenting another persons thoughts/ideas as your own without credit

• copy and pasting

• only changing or rearranging around a few words (patch writing

• Rule of Thumb: any source that requires credit in written form should be acknowledged in oral form

• commone knowledge does not need to be cited

3 types of notes

• quotations

• paraphrase

• summary

copy right

legal protections for authors and artist works

fair use doctrine

section 107 of U.S. copyright law allowing limited non-commercial use of copyrighted material without permission for the purposes of scholarship, research, criticism, comment, news reporting, or teaching

• what is the purpose and character of the use?

• how much of the work will you use?

• what effect would your use have on the market value of the work?