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Matakuliah : G1062/Public Speaking

Tahun : September 2006

Ethics and Public Speaking

Pertemuan 2

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• The Importance of Ethics

• Ethical Speaking

• Plagiarism

• Ethical Listening

• Four Causes of Poor Listening

• Becoming a Better Listener

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The Importance of Ethics

Because public speaking is a form of

power, it carries with it heavy ethical

responsibilities:

* Moral or immoral

* Fair or unfair

* Just or unjust

* Honest of dishonest

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Ethical Public Speaking

1. Ethically sound

2. Fully prepared

3. Be honest

4. Avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language

5. Put ethical principles into practice

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Plagiarism

• Global Plagiarism

• Patchwork Plagiarism

• Incremental Plagiarism

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Ethical Listening

• Be courteous and attentive

• Avoid prejudging the speaker

• Main the free and open expression of

ideas

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Four Causes of Poor Listening

1. Not concentrating

2. Listening too hard

3. Jumping to conclusion

4. Focusing on delivery and personal

appearance

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Becoming a Better Listener

• Take listening seriously

• Be an active listener

• Resist distractions

• Don’t be diverted by appearance of delivery

• Suspend judgment

• Focus your listening

• Develop note-taking skills