All of the following are ways to display personableness EXCEPT _____________.

a. dressing appropriately for the audience and occasion
b. smiling and establishing eye contact
c. being critical of other’s speeches
d. using appropriate humor


c. being critical of other’s speeches

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When someone moves within 1.5 feet of us (within arms' length), that person is in our

_________ zone. Fill in the blanks with correct word

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As part of planning for her class speech on the Patriot Act, Brenda passed around a brief questionnaire asking whether her classmates were for or against the Act, whether they thought parts or the entire Act should change, etc

Was this a good idea, according to your text? a. No; by doing the questionnaire, she revealed to the class what her speech topic was going to be. b. Yes; this is a smart technique of analyzing the audience known as demographic audience analysis. c. No; the class is a captive audience, so finding out their views ahead of time wasn't necessary. d. Yes; this form of psychological audience analysis is a good thing to do for any kind of audience.

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Explain how language has the power to help create very

positive as well as very negative outcomes. What will be an ideal response?

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