ETHICS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING GRADE 10 ENGLISH

English 10

1. ETHICS IN Public Speaking

2. Refers to having morally acceptable values and behaviors. ETHICS

3. 1. Be honest and Avoid Plagiarism Plagiarism is a crime committed by stealing other people’s words or ideas and taking them as your own. Another term for this is literary theft and it is punishable by law. Ethics in Public Speaking

4. 2. Identify Your Sources Recalling the sources of your information is important because it allows your audience to check if your message is credible and true.

5. 3. Use Paraphrasing and Direct Quotations To support your speech claims, you need to understand the process of paraphrasing and direct quotation.

6. Paraphrasing is when you learn information from a source and then share that same information in your own words. In writing in paraphrase, you don’t need to put quotation marks (“ ”).

7. Direct Quotation is any sentence or string of sentences that convey someone’s idea word-for-word. In speaking, you have to mention who said the idea and say exactly what they said, and in writing, you need to use quotation marks (“ ”) and of course, credit the source.

8. 4. Set Responsible Speech Goals Ensuring that you have responsible speech goals is one way to achieve ethical communication in public speaking. There are several goals you can do, and here are some of them:

9. 1) Promote Diversity In doing this, you show appreciation for the differences among your audience and speech content. You can choose a topic with a multicultural issue or choose a language that relates to your listeners of different backgrounds.

10. 2) Use Inclusive Language You can do this by using the “we” language. This gives the audience the feeling of being included and connected with you, the speaker. If done well, your audience will better understand your message and no one will feel left behind.

11. 3) Avoid Hate Speech Being ethical means you develop an awareness of your words. Words are powerful so you must never use words or phrases that express hatred, isolate or degrade a particular person or group. Don’t waste the opportunity to say something good! The world needs a lot of that!

12. 4) Raise Social Awareness Speakers should consider it a responsibility to educate listeners by recognizing important issues that affect societies. The platform you have as a public speaker can empower others to make a positive change in the world. Can you think of an issue we face nowadays? Maybe we can talk about that!

13. 5) Respectful Free Speech You have the right and ability to voice your opinions and values to an audience, so is everybody else. Freedom of speech must be balanced with your responsibility as the speaker to respect your audience at all times. Offending or degrading will not inform or persuade them. Come on, why would you even want to disrespect someone? That’s just rude.

14. 5) Respectful Free Speech You have the right and ability to voice your opinions and values to an audience, so is everybody else. Freedom of speech must be balanced with your responsibility as the speaker to respect your audience at all times. Offending or degrading will not inform or persuade them. Come on, why would you even want to disrespect someone? That’s just rude.

15. ACTIVITIES Direction: For each of the following ethical issues, check either it is TRUE or FALSE.

16. When preparing a speech, it is important to think about the ethics of public speaking from the very beginning. This will allow you to be credible and trustworthy while you present a fair and accurate message to your audience. From our lesson, you can do this by Being honest and avoiding plagiarism, Identifying your sources, Using paraphrasing and direct quotations, and lastly, setting responsible speech goals. WRAP - up

17. POST TEST Directions: Now that we are done with the discussion, answer the following questions. Write the answer on your notebook.

18. 1. How are ethics used in public speaking? 2. What is plagiarism? 3. What is the difference between paraphrasing and directly quoting a source? 4. What free speech rights are granted to a speaker? 5. Why is raising social awareness important when preparing a speech?

19. LET’S CHECK

20. 1. How are ethics used in public speaking? Ethics in public speaking is used to make sure a speaker is credible, responsible, and knowledgeable about his/her topic.

21. 12. What is plagiarism? Plagiarism is a crime committed by stealing other people’s words or ideas and taking them as your own. It is also known as literary theft.

22. 3. What is the difference between paraphrasing and directly quoting a source? Paraphrasing is when you learn information from a source and then share that same information in your own words. In writing in paraphrase, you don’t need to put quotation marks (“”). A direct Quotation is any sentence or string of sentences that convey someone’s idea word-for-word. In speaking, you have to mention who said the idea and say exactly what they said, and in writing, you need to use quotation marks (“”) and of course, credit the source.

23. 4. What free speech rights are granted to a speaker? The right and ability to voice opinions and values to an audience. Freedom of speech must be balanced with responsibility

24. 5. Why is raising social awareness important when preparing a speech? It is important because this can empower the listeners to make a positive change in the world.

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