Communication climate is the overall feeling or emotional mood between people--warm or cold, safe or anxious, comfortable or awkward, accepting or rejecting, open or guarded--that is shaped by verbal and nonverbal interaction between people
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Which of the following is NOT one of the most common
causes of anxiety in beginning speakers? a. Fear that the audience will laugh. b. Negative public speaking experiences in the past. c. Fear of being the center of attention. d. Fear of presenting false or misleading information.
In a small radio station, the production studio is usually located wherever it fits. Often, this is in the:
A. manager’s office B. engineering area C. disc library D. all of these E. none of these
All of the following characteristics influence your rate of speaking EXCEPT
A. your normal rate. B. your audience size and demographics. C. the situation or occasion. D. the time of day or night.
We say that one characteristic of argumentation is that is it is "rule-governed communication behavior."
In this course, you are learning the communication rules for using proof and reasoning so that you can become a proficient arguer. Which of the following best describes this rule-governed communication behavior? (a) It is field-dependent, you can use the rules of argumentation in a limited number of fields. (b) It is field-invariant, you can use the rules of argumentation across all fields in our society. (c) It is based on the cultural perception that the welfare of those in the field is the most important outcome of argumentation. (d) It adopts the feminist perspective that we should use argumentation to become "connected knowers."