What is tone? Provide an example of how you plan to set the tone for your next presentation

What will be an ideal response?


Tone is the mood or feeling a speaker creates. In my next presentation, I plan to set a relaxed and fun tone by smiling, looking happy, and making eye contact with the audience. I will also begin with a funny joke that directly relates to my topic in my introduction.

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A speaker decides to give an informative speech about three major Civil War battles fought in

Tennessee: Shiloh (April 1862, west Tennessee), the Battle of Stones River (December 1862, middle Tennessee), and the Battle of Chattanooga (October 1863, east Tennessee). Which organizational patterns could this speaker use? Describe 3 organizational patterns for informative speeches and discuss the way each pattern could be used to organize this material. What will be an ideal response?

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Chan's is an auction house specializing in artifacts from the East. Mr. Chan, the owner, hears about an antique Chinese tea set which is in the hands of an old family. He had a buyer willing to spend over $20 million to procure the set

The cut from the sale will help the auction house end the year in a profit. Mr. Chan calls a meeting, explains the situation, and asks the team for ideas on how to seal the deal. Under which management system defined by Likert does Mr. Chan's style of management fall? a) System b) System 2 c) System 4 d) System 1

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The __________ outline is usually written in complete sentences and includes separate sections for the introduction, body, and conclusion.

A. preparation B. speaking C. presentation D. transition

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A central thesis of media multiplexity theory is that changes to the media landscape alter weak ties only minimally, but may change the nature of strong ties considerably.

a. true b. false

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