When speakers are tense and try to relax their muscles while waiting for their turn to speak, without calling attention to what they are doing, their actions reflect a strategy of coping with nervousness your text refers to as
a. speech visualization.
b. adapting to the speaking environment.
c. channeling your nervous energy.
d. speech context.
c
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A company's marketing department submits a program for the upcoming financial quarter to management. The team purposely asks for a bigger budget, knowing management will cut certain parts. Which persuasion technique is the team using?
a. Ask for more, settle for less b. Seek partial commitment c. Offer structured choices d. Yes-yes methodology
What are the four conditions for creating the public forum?
What will be an ideal response?
Criticism
A) Preparing to adapt to changes in the environment or context B) Used to establish communication over a distance C) Conscious analysis of message and of media to be used in response D) Other person fails to provide desired reaction E) Unfavorable verbal or nonverbal acts F) Feedback proffered at the appropriate time G) Used to store, process, and provide data H) No learning occurs with this practice I) Make a new interpretation of a misunderstanding J) Intently aware of another's message K) Request that falls outside normal range of requests L) Crosses the threshold of intolerance M) Allows affected members to express concerns
Warren Bennis, well known author on management, defined the difference between leadership and management by saying that the manager does things right, while the leader does the right thing (Bennis & Nanus, 1985)
Agree or disagree with his point of view and provide an example which supports your answer. What will be an ideal response?