Tina is a counselor at St. Martin High School. She is responsible for implementing the drug awareness campaign initiated by the school district. While giving an anti-drug speech to a group of students and teachers, she attempted to use what she believes is common teen slang. Rather than connecting with the audience, she appeared insincere because she did not consider _____

A) ?the connotations this language might have for the audience.
B) ?the appropriateness of jargon she used in the speech
C) ?the dialect commonly used by middle school students
D) ?that she might be misunderstood by the audience.


D

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Your success in convincing or informing an audience will depend largely on _____, that is, how well you know your listeners and how well you have adapted to them

a. analysis b. motivation c. persuasion d. delivery

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The attractive communication style is considered to be a style that is inattentive, unfriendly, and unrelaxed

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Write a proposition of fact, value, and policy on each of the following general topics: • Plastic surgery • Exercise • Marriage

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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