The point of this assignment is to get you thinking about the importance and ethics of public speaking. You will do better in the course if you know why you are learning to speak better. 

For this discussion read Chapters 1 and 2 of your text. To get credit for this discussion you must:

• Comment on parts of the chapters that you feel are important and meaningful to you and why. Be sure to talk about ethics.
• Explain why you think learning how to be a better speaker is important to your future educational and career goals.
• Comment on posts from three of your peers.
• Your initial response should be 100-200 words in length, reflecting on the prompt above.
• Reply to at least three classmates’ posts. Your response to your classmate’s discussion should be around 50 words (each) and add to the discussion (i.e. reflecting on their response, asking questions, etc.). Be thoughtful and engaging in the responses you compose to your peers. How you respond to your peers will begin to demonstrate your careful and critical thinking skills.
• You will not be able to see any peer responses until you post first.

Based on chapters 1 and two of the book, public speaking is important because it acts as a means to inform and address as well as entertain a wider audience. However, there are ethical guidelines that should be followed when a public speaker announces and/or addresses the audience especially if he or she is an influential speaker.