Effective ways to gain attention for a speech include
A) asking a question.
B) apologizing for your lack of experience to set the audience at ease.
C) immediately offering your thesis statement.
D) making prefacing remarks before you actually begin.
A
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a. physiological arousal b. cognitive evaluation of a situation c. motor expression d. systematic processing
What should the speaker do when using an object as a presentation aid?
A) Select a living thing to strengthen pathos. B) Select an object that will shock the audience into listening. C) Keep the object out of sight until it is time to use it. D) Display the object throughout the speech for emphasis.
Identify the acronym SSD
a. stereo separation digital b. solid state storage device c. simple stereo device d. stereo digital device e. none of these
You overhear one coworker angrily saying to another one, "I can't believe you would do this to me! You are childish, self-centered and rude." Which principled negotiation strategy does your coworker need to keep in mind?
A. Focus on shared interests. B. Generate many solutions to solve the problem. C. Separate the people from the problem. D. Base decisions on objective criteria.