{"id":118,"date":"2020-07-14T15:38:38","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T15:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-publicspeaking\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=118"},"modified":"2022-07-11T21:25:06","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T21:25:06","slug":"putting-it-together-ethical-speech","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-publicspeaking\/chapter\/putting-it-together-ethical-speech\/","title":{"raw":"Putting It Together: Ethical Speech","rendered":"Putting It Together: Ethical Speech"},"content":{"raw":"As you've just seen, the subject of ethics in public speaking covers a lot of ground! That's because ethics are rarely obvious or self-evident. Instead, they require a lot of thought and a system of principles against which to judge a person's words, behaviors, and actions. Here are some of the key concepts we discussed:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Ethics are a set of standards that govern the conduct of a person. 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