The Art of Public Speaking

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What are the three speech purposes indicated by Aristotle?

  • Informative, persuasive, and entertaining
  • Political, legal, and ceremonial
  • Analytical, critical, and demonstrative
  • Deliberative, forensic, and epideictic (correct)

Where is the original and best-known Speakers' Corner located?

  • Central Park in New York City, USA
  • Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China
  • Hyde Park in London, England (correct)
  • Champs-Élysées in Paris, France

Who believed that someone in power could influence the world through words and actions?

  • Confucius (correct)
  • Aristotle
  • Socrates
  • Cicero

Which ancient philosopher defined three purposes for public speaking as judicial, deliberative, and demonstrative?

<p>Cicero (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has transformed public speaking by digital technologies?

<p>Video conferencing, multimedia presentations, and non-traditional forms of presentation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the original and best known Speakers' Corner location?

<p>Hyde Park in London, England (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who indicated three speech purposes as deliberative, forensic, and epideictic?

<p>Aristotle (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient philosopher believed that a good speech should impact individual lives, regardless of whether they were in the audience?

<p>Confucius (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Cicero define as the three purposes for public speaking?

<p>(1) Judicial (courtroom speech), (2) Deliberative (political speech), and (3) Demonstrative (ceremonial form of speech) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has played an important cultural role in human history?

<p>Public speaking (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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