Question

Early theories of communication viewed public speaking as:

Question 14 options:

a two-way transmission of messages.

a one-way transmission of messages.

only possible through a medium.

an any which way transmission of messages.

Answer 1

A one-way transmission of messages is how Early theories of communication viewed public speaking.
A series of one-way messages sent from speaker to audience is how public speaking was viewed as per the early theories of communication
The audience joins to participate with the speaker in making shared meaning and understanding.