Please answer all questions thoughtfully and scholarly in Essay format.

1. Define and provide an original example of each of the elements of the communication process and explain which of the elements of the communication process do you think has the greatest impact on the way a message is interpreted. Explain.
2. Who was Draco, Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian and their contribution to the origins of public speaking. Who would you like to meet and why?
3. What are the techniques for building confidence when speaking publicly? And how might you prepare to minimize the chance of communication apprehension in your presentation?
4. Please explain what is ethical and unethical speaking and who in your opinion is an ethical and unethical speaker? Be specific.
5. List four reasons for learning how to speak to a global audience and how it will impact your future speech delivery in a multi-cultural context?
6. What distinguishes listening from hearing and what strategies will you incorporate that will help hold your listeners attention during your speech?
7. The importance of credibility in informative speaking is crucial. Can you think of any presentations you have heard where you DID NOT feel that the speaker had ETHOS/Credibility? What did the speakers do and / or say to make you think they lacked credibility? If you were to give these speakers or this speaker advice on how to improve their credibility, what would you say? Please include the URL in your answer.
8. What are the four basic functions of introductions/conclusions and why are these functions important?
9. What are language pitfalls and how can you avoid language pitfalls when constructing clear and vivid messages?
10. What are a fallacies and why is it important that we study them? And name, define, and give examples of three different fallacies you have heard recently.