SECA Online Midterm Study Guide - 2025 Questions
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Basic elements in the communication process - ✔✔Found in Chapter 1 and lecture materials,
fundamental components of conveying information.
The Basic Speech Model - ✔✔Outlined in Week 1 Module, a fundamental structure for
delivering speeches.
Ethical speaking and listening - ✔✔Covered in Chapters 3 & 4, including reference to Maslow's
Hierarchy for ethical considerations.
Types of plagiarism - ✔✔Discussed in Chapter 3, various forms of academic dishonesty.
Categories of audience analysis - ✔✔Explored in Chapter 5, different ways to understand and
categorize audiences.
Research and types of supporting materials - ✔✔Testimony, examples, statistics, etc. from
Chapter 7 used to bolster speeches.
Functions of the speech introduction and conclusion - ✔✔Described in Chapter 9 and Dr. Alex
Lyon videos, the purposes of speech openings and closings.
