A thesis is the central idea of the outline and speech.

Ethical public speaking is a process that begins the moment you start brainstorming a topic for your speech.

One of the weaknesses of using the manuscript method when delivering a speech is that speakers may be tempted to read the entire speech because they didn’t practice enough.

Communication apprehension is a fear or anxiety experienced by a person due to real or perceived communication with another person or persons.

Nonverbal language has a huge impact on the delivery of a speech.

Miriam is being asked to give a speech to her college history class on a time period she has never researched before. The anxiety she is experiencing is most closely related to which category?

Shelley stands before the class and communicates a  __________________________ with the audience. 

Memorizing a speech helps with nervousness.

When we interpret (or make sense) of the sound waves our ears take in, that’s called listening.

A speaker should strive to sound conversant when delivering a speech.