Discuss the difference between viewing communication as a natural ability versus viewing communication as an ability we learn. Provide an example of something else you do that must be learned
What will be an ideal response?
Viewing communication as a natural ability assumes that we were born with or without the
ability to communicate effectively. Viewing communication as a skill that is learned allows us to
practice and improve our abilities.
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When someone sends a message in response to your initial message, such as laughing at your joke, he or she is sending __________.
A. feedback B. feedforward C. a metamessage D. paramessages
Pat has chosen to discuss the cancer risk posed by common household products in an informative speech. Pat believes that humor would be inappropriate for this topic. What other attention getting technique might Pat effectively employ?
A. beginning by asking the audience a question about the topic B. jumping up and down before starting the speech C. refusing to look at the audience for the first two minutes of the speech D. Pat should go ahead and use humor even if it is likely to be inappropriate
Loaded words can only enlighten people
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Who believed that public-relations counselors should be licensed?
- a) P.T. Barnum; b) Ivy Lee; c) Edward