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Cmm 211: Public Speaking Question Paper

Cmm 211: Public Speaking

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Communication And Public Relations

Institution: Moi University question papers

Exam Year:2014

MOI UNIVERSITY
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
2ND YEAR 1ST SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR
COURSE CODE: CMM 211
COURSE TITLE: PUBLIC SPEAKING
ANSWER FOUR QUESTIONS. QUESTION ONE IS COMPULSORY

1. a. The organizers of a conference have slotted Musemi to speak for 2 hours on a hot afternoon. The audience is made up of senior citizens who have been listening to various speakers since morning. Explain the challenge facing Musemi and suggest how he can surmount it. (15 marks)
b. Another challenge that a speaker may come across is indifference. What causes this challenge and how might a speaker overcome it? (10 marks)

2. A colleague of yours is not an ethical public speaker
i. Explain the characteristics that made you draw this conclusion (8 marks)
ii. Show why it is important for your colleague to change (7 marks)

3. As a person who has read a lot about security matters you have been invited by the county security committee to speak on a topic of your choice on the general area of security. Choose a particular topic and write a problem-solution outline for it. (15 marks)

4. Kimbo is going to speak to an audience but cannot decide whether to memorise it and deliver it to the audience or whether to actually read it. Use a convincing argument to help her make a decision. (15 marks)

5. You are in the University Environmental Committee that is launching a drive to clean up the whole university. One of your colleagues has been chosen to make a speech to students who are reluctant to participate in the exercise.
i. Explain the type of speech he has to make (5 marks)
ii. Suggest to him ways in which he can make the speech effective (10 marks)

6. People tend to hold the following views about public speaking
i. There are simple rules for effective public speaking
ii. Public speaking is best conceived of as a performance like acting
With examples discuss why these are misconceptions (15 marks)

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