Iconic gestures can help a speaker as well as a listener. In one experiment, researchers observed speakers using gestures while they described a picture. The researchers discovered that these gestures ______.

a. improved the credibility of the speakers
b. increased the fluency of the speakers
c. decreased the performance anxiety of the speakers
d. improved the short-term memory of the speakers


d. improved the short-term memory of the speakers

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Nonverbal communication is ______.

a. communicating without speaking b. limited to communication that uses signals c. all forms of communication except symptoms d. communication without words

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Explain and give examples of verbal and nonverbal feedback

What will be an ideal response?

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_______________ reflect the setting, the needs of the audience, the speaker's goal, or a combination of all three

a) Format b) Briefings c) Reports d) Training presentations

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In responding to power plays, you have three choices in reacting: ignore it, neutralize it, or ___________

a. cooperate b. hide from it c. report it d. retaliate

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