Page 1
1. List and explain three benefits of public speaking.
2. How does public speaking training enhance your career as a student?
3. Explain how developing public speaking skills can help you become a more engaged
citizen.
4. List and describe three of the five canons of rhetoric.
5. Discuss how mass communication and public speaking are similar.
6. Explain how public speaking is similar to conversation.
7. List and describe one similarity and one difference between public speaking and small
group communication.
8. Explain why public speaking is usually more formal than other types of communication.
9. Give two examples of noise in a public speaking situation.
10. List and describe the elements of the communication process.
11. Define speech context and rhetorical situation.
12. What does it mean to develop an effective oral style?
13. What is culture, and why should a speaker consider it when preparing a speech?