David decided to present his informative speech on "how to give the Heimlich maneuver." He opened his speech by recounting a story about how he saved his younger brother's life when his brother choked on gum that he accidentally swallowed

David was targeting which of the goals of informative speaking with this statement?
a. defining a term by using a specific example
b. developing a strategy to help the audience remember
c. motivating the audience to listen by telling a story
d. clarifying concepts to enhance understanding


c

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knew that she would speak with a faster ___________ for her classroom speech, she knew she needed to cut some of the material from her speech. A. volume B. rate C. pitch D. inflection

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How does a person's field of experience influence a communication event?

What will be an ideal response?

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A preparation outline is useful as a delivery aid

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A semantic differential scale:

A. asks participants to locate the meaning they ascribe to a stimulus. B. is anchored by two opposite or bipolar adjectives. C. is a form of continuous level measurement. D. does not include descriptors for the intermediate positions. E. all of the above.

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