C H A P T E R 2 Ethics and Public Speaking Stephen E. Lucas McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 2 Ethics The branch of philosophy that deals with issues of right and wrong in human affairs. McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 3 Ethical Decisions Weighing a potential course of action against a set of ethical standards or guidelines. McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 4 Guidelines for Ethical Speaking • Make sure your goals are ethically sound • Be fully prepared for each speech • Be honest in what you say • Avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language • Put ethical principles into practice McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 5 Name-Calling The use of language to defame, demean, or degrade individuals or groups. McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 6 Plagiarism Presenting another person’s language or ideas as one’s own. McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 7 Types of Plagiarism • Global plagiarism • Patchwork plagiarism • Incremental plagiarism McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 8 Global Plagiarism Stealing a speech entirely from a single source and passing it off as one’s own. McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 9 Patchwork Plagiarism Stealing ideas or language from two or three sources and passing them off as one’s own. McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 10 Incremental Plagiarism Failing to give credit for particular parts of a speech that are borrowed from other people. McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 11 Plagiarism and the Internet • Cite sources when using Internet materials • Take careful research notes McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 12 Guidelines for Ethical Listening • Be courteous and attentive • Avoid prejudging the speaker • Maintain the free and open expression of ideas McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved. Slide 13 McGraw-Hill © 2007 Stephen E. Lucas. All rights reserved.
