If you try to relate new information to old information, your listeners will tend to

a. forget the old information that they already know.
b. perceive the new information as even more strange and unfamiliar.
c. learn the new information more easily.
d. be bored with or uninterested in the new information.


Answer: c

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speech topics. Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Data supports that people in committed relationships are less likely to smoke or drink heavily than people who are single, divorced, or widowed. This evidence supports the claim that interpersonal communication enhances the quality of your __________ heal

Fill in the blank with correct word

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Stating the sources of your evidence during a speech is called giving a

A. bibliography. B. verbal footnote. C. style manual. D. credit.

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The best news photographs show people doing something

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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