An attention-getter that is a brief, topic-related narrative (real or hypothetical) used to grab your audience’s attention is a(n) ______.
a. personal reference
b. rhetorical question
c. illustration
d. provocative fact or statistic
c. illustration
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Nonverbal communication regulates ______.
a. turn-taking b. decoding c. encoding d. facework
Darius was giving a presentation to his team about the details of a new project. While presenting, Darius maintained eye contact with each member for three seconds, spoke enthusiastically, and used appropriate enunciation. What element of a credible speaker did Darius display?
a. Dynamism b. Competence c. Trustworthiness d. Persuasion
Point out potential deficiencies in evidence that a speaker should be aware of.
What will be an ideal response?
In the case of Securities and Exchange Commission v. Texas Gulf Sulphur the corporation could be prosecuted despite the First Amendment because its news releases were
a. political speech. b. vulgar speech. c. financial-related expression. d. incitements to violence.